Meaning Of The Word Olmec

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Olmec in American Englishesp collectively
adjective: of or designating a Mesoamerican civilization, c1000–400 b.c., along the southern Gulf coast of Mexico, characterized by extensive agriculture, a dating system, long-distance trade networks, pyramids and ceremonial centers, and very fine jade work
noun: a member of the ancient people who belonged to the Olmec civilization

Olmec in British English
noun: a member of an ancient Central American people who inhabited the southern Gulf Coast of Mexico and flourished between about 1200 and 400 bc

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