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MAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mam mean?
• MAM (noun)
The noun MAM has 2 senses:
1. a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
2. a Mayan language spoken by the Mam
Familiarity information: MAM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Mam" is a kind of...):
Maya; Mayan (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Mayan language spoken by the Mam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Mam" is a kind of...):
Maya; Mayan; Mayan language (a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas)
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