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Noun

a family of American Indian languages spoken by 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

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Maya Mayan Mayan language

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