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PRONUNCIATION OF MESOAMERICAN

Mesoamerican  [ˌmɛsəʊəˈmɛrɪkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MESOAMERICAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mesoamerican is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MESOAMERICAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mesoamerican

Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica is a region and cultural area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica, within which a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is one of six areas in the world where ancient civilization arose independently, and the second in the Americas after Norte Chico in present-day northern coastal Peru. As a cultural area, Mesoamerica is defined by a mosaic of cultural traits developed and shared by its indigenous cultures. Beginning as early as 7000 BC, the domestication of maize, beans, squash and chili, as well as the turkey and dog, caused a transition from paleo-Indian hunter-gatherer tribal grouping to the organization of sedentary agricultural villages. In the subsequent formative period, agriculture and cultural traits such as a complex mythological and religious tradition, a vigesimal numeric system, and a complex calendric system, a tradition of ball playing, and a distinct architectural style, were diffused through the area.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MESOAMERICAN


African
ˈæfrɪkən
American
əˈmɛrɪkən
Armorican
ɑːˈmɒrɪkən
Asian-American
ˈeɪʒənəˈmerɪkən
awe-stricken
ˈɔːˌstrɪkən
awestricken
ˈɔːˌstrɪkən
bricken
ˈbrɪkən
horror-stricken
ˈhɒrəˌstrɪkən
hurricane
ˈhʌrɪkən
Latino-American
læˈtiːnəʊəˌmerɪkən
love-stricken
ˈlʌvstrɪkən
lovestricken
ˈlʌvstrɪkən
Meso-American
ˌmiːzəʊəˈmɛrɪkən
Mexican
ˈmɛksɪkən
moonstricken
ˈmuːnˌstrɪkən
plague-stricken
ˈpleɪɡˌstrɪkən
planet-stricken
ˈplænɪtˌstrɪkən
stricken
ˈstrɪkən
taken
ˈteɪkən
thunderstricken
ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MESOAMERICAN

Meso-American
Mesoamerica

WORDS THAT END LIKE MESOAMERICAN

African-American
all-American
Anglo-American
anti-American
Central American
Early American
East African
jerrican
Latin American
Native American
North African
North American
Pan-African
Pan-American
pro-American
South African
South American
Spanish-American
un-American
Vatican
West African

Synonyms and antonyms of Mesoamerican in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mesoamerican» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MESOAMERICAN

Find out the translation of Mesoamerican to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mesoamerican from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mesoamerican» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中美洲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mesoamericano
570 millions of speakers

English

Mesoamerican
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेसोअमेरिकन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أمريكا الوسطى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мезоамерики
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mesoamericana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেসোআমেরিকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méso-américain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mesoamerika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mesoamerikanischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メソアメリカの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중앙 아메리카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesoamerican
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Trung Mỹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெதோமெரிக்கன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेसोअमेरिकन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mezoamerikan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mesoamericana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Żółw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мезоамерики
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mesoamericane
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Mesoamerican
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mesoamerican
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mesoamerican
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mesoamerikanske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mesoamerican

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MESOAMERICAN»

The term «Mesoamerican» is regularly used and occupies the 100.145 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MESOAMERICAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mesoamerican

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MESOAMERICAN»

Discover the use of Mesoamerican in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mesoamerican and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mesoamerican Voices: Native Language Writings from Colonial ...
A 2006 collection of indigenous-language writings from central Mexico and Guatemala, written during the colonial period.
Matthew Restall, Lisa Sousa, Kevin Terraciano, 2005
2
The Early Mesoamerican Village: UPDATED EDITION
This is a seminal tract on scientific method in archaeology and a series of studies on formative Mesoamerica that has influenced generations of archaeologist. A new Foreword by Jeremy Sabloff is featured in this edition.
Kent V Flannery, Jeremy A Sabloff, 2009
3
The Mesoamerican Indian Languages
At least a hundred indigenous Indian languages are known to have been spoken in Mesoamerica, but it is only in the past fifty years that many of them have been adequately described.
Jorge A. Suarez, 1983
4
The Mesoamerican Ballgame
This new collection of essays brings together research from field archaeology, mythology, and Maya hieroglyphic studies to illuminate this important yet puzzling aspect of Native American culture.
Vernon L. Scarborough, David R. Wilcox, 1993
5
Native Mesoamerican Spirituality: Ancient Myths, Discourses, ...
This volume presents a carefully edited and translated collection of Pre-Columbian ancient spiritual texts.
Miguel León Portilla, 1980
6
Ancient Mesoamerican Warfare
Collection of articles providing new research on warfare in ancient Maya and other Mesoamerican societies based on archaeological, ethnohistorical, and linguistic evidence
M. Kathryn Brown, Travis W. Stanton, 2003
7
The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology
The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology provides a current and comprehensive guide to the recent and on-going archaeology of Mesoamerica.
Deborah L. Nichols, Christopher A. Pool, 2012
8
Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice
For further resources to use with this book - including study questions, maps and photographs - visit the website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/BSGA/mesoam
Julia A. Hendon, Rosemary Joyce, 2004
9
Mesoamerican Mythology: Quetzalcoatl
Explains, in graphic novel format, the Mesoamerican myth of Quetzalcoatl, in which a battle between the gods leads to the creation of earth and sky.
Tom Daning, 2006
10
Mesoamerican Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, ...
The Handbook presents historical and mythological timelines, with each time period and cultural group fully defined.
Kay Almere Read, Jason J. Gonzalez, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MESOAMERICAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mesoamerican is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Apothecaries and Perfumeries: Yahoo Beauty's Journey Through …
... these beauty points of interest offer a look back at the rich and contentious history of Cuba, from its pre-Christopher Columbus Mesoamerican ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
10 Tourist-Free Adventure Destinations
... is "one of the great whitewater rafting and kayaking rivers in Central America," said Mark Willuhn of the Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance. «SmarterTravel.com, Jul 15»
3
Finding Maya Culture Near Cancún
This area is also home to millennia of Mesoamerican history, a deep blue Caribbean Sea with turquoise fringes and an easygoing people. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
10 Shows You Have to Stream This Summer
... brothers, bank robber Seth and his slightly less stable brother Richie, as they get lured into a club populated by Mesoamerican vampires. «Cultured Vultures, Jul 15»
5
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova Presents World Heritage …
... of the exchange of influences between the European tradition of Roman hydraulics and traditional Mesoamerican construction techniques, ... «UNESCO.org, Jul 15»
6
Stella Pandell Russell dead, ex-NCC art professor was 90
... from Hunter College in 1948, and then got doctorate in art history in 1974 from Columbia University in pre-Columbian and Mesoamerican Art. «Newsday, Jul 15»
7
Book of Mormon apologetics and scholarship
There was no Olmec-shaped hole in Mesoamerican studies before their distinct historical presence was recognized. And then they were ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
8
Obama creates more national monuments
The project evokes elements of Mesoamerican life, with ceremonial mounds interspersed with more modern architecture. Nevada Sen. «Kankakee Daily Journal, Jul 15»
9
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Confess Their Secret Pasts on Jimmy …
... NIZUC—previously a Mexican presidential hideaway—sits on 29 acres of land set against mangroves and the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. «Vogue.com, Jul 15»
10
How to live long and prosper
Embrace Costa Ricans' Mesoamerican food choices, with beans, wholegrain corn tortillas, squash. In Okinawa people stop eating when they ... «Big Issue, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mesoamerican [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mesoamerican>. Apr 2024 ».
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