Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people inhabiting southeast Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, whose civilization reached its height around AD 300–900. The Maya are noted for their architecture and city planning, their mathematics and calendar, and their hieroglyphic writing system.
- noun A modern-day descendant of this people.
- noun Any of the Mayan languages, especially Quiché and Yucatec.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Hindu Philos.) The name (in Vedantic philosphy) for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English,
idealism ; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion. - noun (Hindu Philos.) the Hindu goddess personifying the power that creates phenomena.
- noun (Hindu Philos.) the power to produce illusions.
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- proper noun In Sanskrit,
illusion ; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this"). - proper noun A female
given name used in India. - proper noun A female
given name of modern usage. - proper noun A member of a
Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and aroundGuatemala in the 4th to 10th centuries. - proper noun A
descendant of these people. - proper noun Any of the
Mayan languages , such asQuiché andYucatec .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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WHITE DARKNESS The term Maya Deren used to describe the state of possession that she experienced.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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The Riviera Maya is basically from Puerto Morelos down to Tulum and Costa Maya is the area between Tulum and Chetumal -- much further south and less developed.
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I suppose if you transpose Tony instead of the code word Maya, it all works ok.
British Blogs 2010
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The average daily temperature for the "high season" of November through May along the Riviera Maya is 77°F however you can expect an average monthly rainfall during this season in excess of 3 inches.
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Maya is proud to be the youngest but also scared because all of the others have more experience.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 11 Recap: Alba-tross Una LaMarche 2010
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"Maya is a great scorer, and you get that reputation by scoring points under pressure."
Perfect again: Moore, UConn stop Stanford for women's title 2010
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Maya is released from Inastranka, and just as the happy couple starts to plan their future together, Maya's face changes and she stabs William.
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Edited to add: Maya is giving away a copy of Sweet Persuasion on her blog - contest closes soon, so be quick.
Archive 2009-05-01 Nalini Singh 2009
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Anyway, the designers finally return to the runway and Maya is the first one in.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 4 Recap: Cooter Couture Una LaMarche 2010
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Maya is happy with her dress but wishes she had been able to spend more time on the neckline.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 5 Recap: Marie Clairvoyance Una LaMarche 2010
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