Olmec

//ˈoʊlmɛk// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of an ancient pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in what are roughly the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco.
  2. 2
    a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC wordnet

Example

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"Tom found one of the Olmec spaceships."

Etymology

From Nahuatl, meaning rubber lineage (compare Nahuatl olli (“rubber”)).

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pre columbian

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