Maya

  1. Proper noun.  A member of a Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Mexico in the 4th to 10th centuries.
  2. Proper noun.  A descendant of these people.
  3. Proper noun.  Any of the Mayan languages, such as Quiché and Yucatec.
  4. Proper noun.  (given name, female) of modern usage.
  5. Proper noun.  In Sanskrit, illusion; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").
  6. Proper noun.  (given name, female) used in India.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.