Ma‧ya /ˈmaɪə/ (also Ma‧yan /ˈmaɪən/) noun

1. the Maya the Mayans [P] a Native American people of the Yucatan area in central America, who had a very advanced society in the 4th-10th centuries AD. They are known for their art and their buildings, especially their pyramids.

2. [countable] a member of this tribe
—Maya, Mayan adjective:
Mayan civilization
Mayan pyramids

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