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

/ 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

Amazon

²

/ 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

³

/ 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

Other Word 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 job would mark the first time he has picked up a CEO title since stepping away from day-to-day management at Amazon in 2021.

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Nearly 200 nations on Saturday pushed through a modest deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon region of host country Brazil.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva chose the city of Belém to put the world's attention on the Amazon rainforest and to bring a rush of finance to the city.

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He has also pointed to his record in slashing rates of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

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As of Friday afternoon, Oracle’s credit default swap levels were at 115, while both Microsoft and Amazon were at 35.

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