What does mayan mean?

Definitions for mayan
ˈmɑ yənmayan

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mayan.

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

Wiktionary

  1. Mayannoun

    A Maya

  2. Mayannoun

    A Mayan language

  3. Mayanadjective

    Of, or relating to the Maya people of Central America.

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  1. mayan

    Mayan refers to a group of Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who are particularly noted for their civilizations that existed from around 2000 BC to the time of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. It is also a term used to describe the family of languages spoken by these people, which includes a number of regional varieties. Additionally, it refers to the architectural, astrological, and mathematical achievements made by the Mayan civilization, including the development of a complex written script and a highly accurate calendar system.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MAYAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mayan is ranked #62359 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Mayan surname appeared 321 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mayan.

    44.2% or 142 total occurrences were White.
    31.7% or 102 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    10.9% or 35 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    9% or 29 total occurrences were Black.
    4% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mayan in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mayan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of mayan in a Sentence

  1. 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.

  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. 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.

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