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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Am•a•zon /ˈæməˌzɑn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mythology(in legends of the ancient Greeks) a member of a nation of female warriors.
- Sex and Gender[often: amazon] a tall, powerful, forceful woman.
Am•a•zo•ni•an /ˌæməˈzoʊniən/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Am•a•zon (am′ə zon′, -zən),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 mi. (6280 km) long.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea.
- Mythologyone of a fabled tribe of female warriors in South America.
- Sex and Gender(often l.c.) a tall, powerful, aggressive woman.
- See Amazon ant.
- any of several green parrots of the genus Amazona, of tropical America, often kept as pets.
- Greek Amazó̄n, of obscure origin, originally
- Latin Amazōn
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Amazon /ˈæməzən/ n - one of a race of women warriors of Scythia near the Black Sea
- (often not capital) any tall, strong, or aggressive woman
Etymology: 14th Century: via Latin from Greek Amazōn, of uncertain originAmazonian /ˌæməˈzəʊnɪən/ adj Amazon /ˈæməzən/ n - a river in South America, rising in the Peruvian Andes and flowing east through N Brazil to the Atlantic: in volume, the largest river in the world; navigable for 3700 km (2300 miles). Length: over 6440 km (4000 miles). Area of basin: over 5 827 500 sq km (2 250 000 sq miles)
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