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Maya

[ UK /mˈa‍ɪ‍ə/ ]
[ US /ˈmaɪə/ ]
NOUN
  1. 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. an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
  3. a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas

How To Use Maya In A Sentence

  • If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain. Maya Angelou 
  • I could see my homeboy was scared, but that little Maya tried to kick at the old man.
  • It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. Maya Angelou 
  • The herds and bands of elephants, horses, dancing girls and musicians, and scenes from the Ramayana come alive on the outer walls of the temple.
  • Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. Maya Angelou 
  • What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain. Maya Angelou 
  • Eminent theatre personalities Zohra Segal and Ebrahim Alkazi and noted 'mridangam' Carnatic artist Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman are the other three chosen for Padma Vibhushan award by the government which, in all, named 130 people, including 13 in the category of foreigners, NRIs and PIOs. 43 are Padma Bhushan and 83 are Padma Shri. The Times of India
  • Angie turned to see Maya standing there with a devilish grin.
  • Just as the crooked mass of shiny-leafed buttonbush, and even the swamp dwelling mayapple - its umbrella-like leaves shading sweet yellow fruit - need fire's fertilizing hand, so too does the wildlife.
  • When Myrick's other goat, Maya, went into labor Sunday morning, she called a veterinarian who specializes in livestock, but he was out of the county on another emergency call. The Daily News - News
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