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maya lin

noun · n

Simple meaning

United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington.

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ˈmaɪəlɪn

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noun

  1. United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)

n

  1. Maya Ying Lin (Chinese: 林瓔; born October 5, 1959) is an American architect, designer and sculptor.

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