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