Olmecs

Variant of Olmec

Olmec definition

Ol·mec (äl′mek′)

noun pl. Olmecs -·mecs′ or Olmec -·mec′

a member of an ancient American Indian people centered in what are now the Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz

adjective

of the culture of this people, characterized by a highly developed system of agriculture, jade carvings, and sculpture in the form of giant heads

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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