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Maya vs Amerindian

Amerindian vs Maya

Maya and Amerindian both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Maya Yes No No No
Amerindian Yes No No No
As nouns, Amerindian is a hypernym of Maya; that is, Amerindian is a word with a broader meaning than Maya:
  • Maya: 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
  • Amerindian: any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
Other hypernyms of Maya include Native American.
Maya (noun) Amerindian (noun)
a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
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
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