Meaning Of The Word Maya

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maya in American English
noun: the power, as of a god, to produce illusions

Maya in American Englishesp collectively
adjective: Mayan
noun: a member of a major pre-Columbian civilization of the Yucatán Peninsula that reached its peak in the 9th century a.d. and produced magnificent ceremonial cities with pyramids, a sophisticated mathematical and calendar system, hieroglyphic writing, and fin

maya in British English
noun: illusion, esp the material world of the senses regarded as illusory

Maya in British English 1
noun: the Hindu goddess of illusion, the personification of the idea that the material world is illusory

Maya in British English 2
noun: a member of an indigenous people of Yucatan, Belize, and N Guatemala, having an ancient culture once characterized by outstanding achievements in architecture, astronomy, chronology, painting, and pottery

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