Definitions for olmecˈɒl mɛk, ˈoʊl-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ol•mecˈɒl mɛk, ˈoʊl-(adj.; n.)(pl.)-mecs; -mec.
(adj.)of or designating a Mesoamerican civilization, c1000–400 b.c. , along the S Gulf coast of Mexico.
Category: Archaeology
(n.)a member of the people who belonged to this ancient civilization.
Category: Archaeology
Princeton's WordNet
Olmec(noun)
a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC
Wiktionary
Olmec(Noun)
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.
Origin: meaning rubber people (compare olli).
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