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Mayan adjective uk /ˈmaɪ.ən/ us /ˈmaɪ.ən/ relating to the Maya, an ancient group of people from Mexico and Central America, and their languages and culture : The ruins of the old Mayan temples make a fine backdrop to the Yucatan peninsula's superb beaches. While on a lecture tour in Mexico last year, he visited the stone cities abandoned by the Mayan civilization. Its volcanoes, ancient Mayan ruins, and rich native culture make the place feel full of stories, even today. This ancient Mayan tradition now appears to be under threat from rising commodity prices. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Names of groups of people who lived in the past Anglo-Saxon Aryan Aztec Bactrian Celt Celtic Hebrew Hellenistic hun Indo-European Israelite Mayanist native neanderthal Norse Norseman Pict pie roman Romano |