Amazonian

American

[am-uh-zoh-nee-uhn] / ˌæm əˈzoʊ ni ən /

adjective

(of a woman) characteristic of or like an Amazon; powerful and aggressive; warlike.
pertaining to the Amazon River or the country adjacent to it.

noun

a native or inhabitant of the area adjoining the Amazon River.

Amazonian British

/ æməˈzəʊnɪən /

adjective

of or relating to the Amazon river, the land around it, or the inhabitants of this land

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Etymology

Origin of Amazonian

First recorded in 1585–95; Amazon + -ian

Example Sentences

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Last November, Brazil hosted the COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Protesters are calling for the repeal of an order signed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in August that designated Amazonian rivers as priority areas for shipping and port development.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Another project has been Bullock’s riveting staging, with dance, of Olivier Messiaen’s mystical, Amazonian, sex-love-death song cycle, “Harawi,” which came to the Wallis in October 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

The venom of an Amazonian scorpion species may contain a compound capable of helping treat breast cancer, a disease that remains one of the top causes of death among women.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

Many other previously uncontacted groups of New Guineans and Amazonian Indians have similarly owed to missionaries their incorporation into modern society.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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