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

He then asked a member of staff to order an engagement ring, which arrived from Amazon within two days.

From BBC

Don’t miss: Amazon’s stock sinks due to massive spending plans.

From MarketWatch

No foreign coverage, and certainly no coverage of Amazon, the company Bezos owns.

From Salon

Amazon said in its earnings report after the market closed on Thursday that it plans capital expenditure of $200 billion in 2026, a nearly 60% increase from last year and far above Wall Street expectations.

From Barron's

Protestations that big spending is justified by Amazon’s fastest growth rate in its cloud-computing unit for the past 13 quarters looked set to fall on deaf ears judging by the initial stock market reaction.

From Barron's