Amazon
noun
a 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. 3,900 miles (6,280 km) long.
Amazon
American
[am-uh-zon, -zuhn]
/ ˈæm əˌzɒn, -zən /
noun
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a 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. 3,900 miles (6,280 km) long.
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Classical Mythology. one of a nation of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea.
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one of a fabled tribe of female warriors in South America.
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Often amazon a tall, powerful, aggressive woman.
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any of several green parrots of the genus Amazona, of tropical America, often kept as pets.
Trademark.
Amazon
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British
/ ˈæməzən /
noun
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Greek myth one of a race of women warriors of Scythia near the Black Sea
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one of a legendary tribe of female warriors of South America
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(often not capital) any tall, strong, or aggressive woman
Amazon
2
British
/ ˈæməzən /
noun
amazon
3
British
/ ˈæməzən /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Amazon
From Latin Amazōn, from Greek Amazṓn, of obscure origin
Explanation
An amazon is a big, strong, warrior-like woman, someone who reminds you of the mythical Greek women-warriors, the Amazons. Describing someone as an amazon can sometimes have a negative tinge. If you call a tennis star an amazon, you may be suggesting that she's got an unfair advantage over her competitors because of her size, and for some, strength in a woman is not attractive. But amazon can also be an admiring term for a statuesque, athletic woman. After all, Wonder Woman was an amazon.
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Example Sentences
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Amazon issued a statement saying that it is working closely with authorities and offering condolences to the victims.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Amazon put out a statement saying the aircraft "experienced an incident while attempting to land."
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Video footage we’ve seen shows Teamsters blocking a motorcyclist who worked for an Amazon contractor from entering the facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Amazon Music and A.I.-focused ecommerce startups Queen One and Autonomous Technologies all set up shop at a Williamsburg waterfront building with floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
“The basic thing about the Amazon is that these people had a longterm period to learn about and experience and benefit from their knowledge of the environment,” Meggers said.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Garrett said the red-crowned amazon is one of several exotic birds that have found a home in Southern California, along with the lilac-crowned parrots of western Mexico and the mitred parakeets of South America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
Investigators found that Connor Bowman had searched “internet browsing history: can it be used in court?” and “delete amazon data police” on Aug. 5.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
TJ Parker, whose pharmacy start-up Pillpack was bought by Amazon in 2018 for $750 million, said on Twitter that the news marks the end of “the era of amazon being able to retain start-up founders.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
The bird seen in the footage is a turquoise-fronted amazon parrot, also known in scientific communities as "amazona aestiva."
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2021
At 5’6”, Ma is an amazon among Cambodian women.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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