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Amazon

[ am-uh-zon, -zuhn ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Classical Mythology. one of a nation of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea.
  3. one of a fabled tribe of female warriors in South America.
  4. Often amazon. a tall, powerful, aggressive woman.
  5. any of several green parrots of the genus Amazona, of tropical America, often kept as pets.


Trademark.
  1. the brand name for a retail website, launched in 1995, that has expanded to include cloud computing and other services.

Amazon

1

/ ˈæməzən /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


amazon

2

/ ˈæməzən /

noun

  1. any of various tropical American parrots of the genus Amazona, such as A. farinosa (green amazon), having a short tail and mainly green plumage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Amazon

3

/ ˌæməˈzəʊnɪən; ˈæməzən /

noun

  1. Greek myth one of a race of women warriors of Scythia near the Black Sea
  2. one of a legendary tribe of female warriors of South America
  3. often not capital any tall, strong, or aggressive woman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Amazonian, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Amazon1

From Latin Amazōn, from Greek Amazṓn, of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Amazon1

C14: via Latin from Greek Amazōn, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

The Amazon biography for an author named Papa Faal mentions both Gambia and lists a military record that matches the FBI report.

It looks like Amazon is on track to get additional Pentagon contracts as well.

The Atlantic has reported extensively on the at least $600 million Amazon stands to be paid for handling CIA data.

Netflix and Amazon, two companies responsible for much of our contemporary TV-viewing habits, have taken things to the next level.

Crowd labor platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk operate with few rules and little protection for workers.

Some of the tribes inhabiting the district of the lower Amazon indulge in snuff-taking.

In this locality the rubber harvest commences as soon as the Amazon falls which is usually about the first of August.

The buildings are usually grouped together at a favorable spot on the banks of the Amazon or one of its tributaries.

The manati is not peculiar to the Amazon river, being not less common in the Oronooko.

Probably the densest forests in the world are those in the Amazon region of South America.

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