Noun mayan has 2 senses
  1. 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:
     Cakchiquel; Kekchi; Mam; Quiche; Yucatec, Yucateco
  2. Maya, Mayan, Mayan language - a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples
    --2 is a kind of Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
    --2 has particulars:
     Kekchi; Mam; Yucatec, Yucateco; Quiche; Cakchiquel
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