Synonyms for maya

Noun

1. Mayan, Maya, Indian, North American Indian, American Indian, Red Indian

usage: a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar"

2. Maya, ethnic minority

usage: an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas

3. Maya, Mayan, Mayan language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian

usage: a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples