Amazon

American  

[am-uh-zon, -zuhn] / ˈæm əˌzɒn, -zən /

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.

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Trademark.

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

Amazon ¹ British  

/ 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

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Amazon ² British  

/ 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)

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amazon ³ British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• Amazonian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Amazon

From Latin Amazōn, from Greek Amazṓn, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Fanatics share of the same market is around 35% — roughly the same size as Amazon’s share of the total e-commerce market in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Individual investors are still all in on the biggest tech names: large-cap shares including Microsoft, Palantir and Amazon account for most of their purchases year to date, according to analysts at JPMorgan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indigenous protesters in Brazil occupied a shipping terminal operated by US agricultural giant Cargill on Saturday, demanding a ban on dredging Amazon waterways.

From Barron's

The other biggest music streaming services, Apple Music and Amazon Music, did not have equivalent data available.

From BBC

Under EU rules, streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime must carry at least 30 percent of European content in their catalogues.

From Barron's