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Maya
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As a noun, Maya means magic.
Meanings of Maya
5 meaningsnoun
hindu mythologyMagic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
hinduismbuddhismThe power by which the universe is made to appear; the illusion of the phenomenal world, as opposed to its true or spiritual reality.
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 astronomyperson
“Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar”
Similar: MayanAn ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
A family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas
Similar: Mayan, Mayan language
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).