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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.

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)

"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 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

"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

Other Word Forms

  • Amazonian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Amazon

From Latin Amazōn, from Greek Amazṓn, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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Amazon has been careful to make longtime sports fans comfortable as more events move to Prime Video.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

There are two data center sites set for Sharp’s neighborhood in Wilmington, one of which is proposed by Amazon Web Services on about 500 acres of now-vacant farmland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

One of the fund’s more recent additions is Amazon, which Sass says he likes because of its dominant positions in both retail and cloud computing, such as Amazon Web Services.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"Unbelievable" is how match-winner Kai Havertz described Raya to Amazon Prime.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In the 1980s and early 1990s Clement measured peach palms throughout the Amazon basin.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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