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Noun maya has 3 senses
- Mayan, Maya - a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar"
--1 is a kind of Indian, North American Indian, American Indian, Red Indian
--1 is a member of tribe, federation of tribes
--1 has particulars:
- Maya - an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
--2 is a kind of ethnic minority
- Maya, Mayan, Mayan language - a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples
--3 is a kind of Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
--3 has particulars:
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