Mayan

noun

Ma·​yan ˈmī-ən 

1

: a member of the peoples speaking Mayan languages

2

: an extensive language family of Central America and Mexico

Mayan adjective

Examples of Mayan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s the Ennis House, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Mayan Revival-style concoction of textile blocks. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Itzam is the main restaurant, open for breakfast and dinner, serving up Mexican cuisine with Etéreo’s own Mayan twist alongside ocean views. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Shot by photographer Mayan Toledano in New York and Paris, the launch campaign, features IYKYK industry figures from stylist Éline Hoyois to publicist Ibtissame Bellehouane. — Irene Kim, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Many of them have rides, like the Mexico pavilion’s The Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros, which is inside a replica of that country’s iconic Chichen Itza Mayan ruins. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Mayan

• heian
• ion
• lion
• scion
• triune
• amphitryon
• dandelion
• herodian
• hawaiian
• ixion
• mauryan
• orion