Amazonas
Americannoun
noun
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At the time, thick smoke had engulfed Manaus, the capital of Brazil's Amazonas state.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Amazonas neighbors Mato Grosso state, Brazil’s largest producer of soybeans and a major fertilizer consumer—some 400 miles away through dense rainforest, but still closer than Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
Foz de Amazonas is part of a promising new offshore oil frontier, with nearby Guyana emerging as a major oil producer in less than a decade following large offshore discoveries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
The small plane was found by local fishermen in Bolivia's Amazonas region on Friday having been missing for 48 hours.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
I have heard it said by some that the Little Fish is in Bolivia; by others, as far north as the Amazonas Territory--the truth being that no man living knows.
From Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \"Big Fish,\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Charles Gilson
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