Lexic.us

Definition of Olmec

1. Noun. A member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC.

Definition of Olmec

1. Noun. A member of an ancient pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in what are roughly the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Olmec

Literary usage of Olmec

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many by Duane Hamilton Hurd (1883)
"... and in 1871 united with Crawford K. Lindsey, of Full Hiver, Jonathan Olmec, of Valley Fulls, RI, nnd others in organizing the King Philip Mills ..."

2. Guatemala by Denis Faubert, Carlos Soldevila (2000)
"The "historic" Olmec then invaded this province and demanded tributes in kind - including women, slaves, and two children a day from each village. ..."

3. Mexico by Claude Hervé-Bazin (2000)
"San Lorenzo was the first large Olmec town. The principal centres seem to have developed ... The complex Olmec society nurtured many features of the future ..."

4. Mexico's Gulf Coast by Joanie Sanchez (2004)
"first floor has some larger Olmec and Maya pieces. Open daily, 9 am-8 pm; there's a fee. The museum is at 511 Periferico Carlos Pellicer Camara (near the ..."

5. WMD Machete by Mark Plimsoll (2006)
"CHAPTER 3: Flocked Together The Olmec society valued metals, and minerals ... Based in southern Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the seminal Olmec empire ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Neither Olmec nor Chavin cultures have local cultural ancestors in religious and ... But Chavin has Olmec. Olmec has none. Lamentably, Ford was unable to ..."

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