Synonyms for mayan
ˈmɑ yənmayan

Princeton's WordNet

1. Mayan, Mayanoun

   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"

2. Maya, Mayan, Mayan languagenoun

   a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya

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1. • Native American

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1. List of paraphrases for "mayan":

   maya, mayans

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1. Guillermo Bernal:

   This expression is more commonly seen in the classical period, specifically in the eighth century between the years 700 CE to 800 CE, which is the last century of the Mayan culture and very close to its collapse, in the years following 800 CE, the Mayan cities started to collapse. That (event) has a strong relationship with the frequency of the number of wars which began in this century.

2. Wiesaw Koszkul:

   Perhaps it was related to the change of dynasty, which ruled in Nakum, or other important changes in the Mayan social and religious life.

3. Rigoberta Menchu:

   The bravery of these Mayan women has allowed the silence and impunity surrounding sexual violence to be broken after more than 30 years.