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. Amazon ant.
6. 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)

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

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

Derived Forms

• Amazonian, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amazon¹

From Latin Amazōn, from Greek Amazṓn, of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amazon¹

C14: via Latin from Greek Amazōn, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg