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Definition of Mayas
1. Noun. An ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas.
Definition of Mayas
1. Proper noun. (plural of Maya) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mayas
1. maya [n] - See also: maya
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mayas
Literary usage of Mayas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1905)
"I'nder the title, "Los Nombres Mayas," some titty pa^es are devoted to the ...
That the Mayas and Egyptians are related is no new claim; many arguments have ..."
2. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1887)
"THE Mayas THEIR CUSTOMS, LAWS, AND RELIGION A careful and prolonged study ...
As for eating human flesh, the Mayas expressed loathing for the custom : "The ..."
3. American Indians by Frederick Starr (1899)
"OF all North American tribes the Mayas were perhaps the most advanced in culture,
... While true Mayas did not occupy the whole of this district, ..."
4. American Indians by Frederick Starr (1899)
"OF all North American tribes the Mayas were perhaps the most advanced in culture,
... While true Mayas did not occupy the whole of this district, ..."
5. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1905)
"In the other book, " Los Mayas Primitivos," we find studies in etymologies and
... Under the title, "Los Nombres Mayas," some fifty pages are devoted to the ..."
6. The Story of Mexico by Susan Hale (1888)
"Mayas. THERE is another race of which something must be said before we begin ...
The Mayas are thought to have been the earliest of the Nahuatl family to ..."
7. The North Americans of antiquity by Short, John Thomas, d.1883, John Thomas Short (1879)
"... Document—The Empire of the Chanes—The Oldest Civilization—The Earliest Home
of the Mayas— The Quiches—Their Origin Tradition—The Quiche Cosmogony—The ..."
8. History of America Before Columbus: According to Documents and Approved Authors by Peter De Roo (1900)
"Did the Mayas endure to listen to the Christian teachings probably given by the
Apostle St. Thomas or any of his disciples in America ? ..."
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