Amazonian

[ am-uh-zoh-nee-uhn ]

/ ˌæm əˈzoʊ ni ən /

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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.

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Origin of Amazonian

First recorded in 1585–95; Amazon + -ian

Words nearby Amazonian

Amazon, Amazon ant, Amazonas, Amazon cherry, Amazonia, Amazonian, Amazonis, amazonite, Amazon parrot, Amazon River, Amazons

How to use Amazonian in a sentence

An Amazonian plant has had botanists scratching their heads since 1973.
After 50 years, botanists finally identified this Amazonian plant|Margo Milanowski|October 10, 2021|Popular-Science
The source material, published between 1973 and 2019, tried to quantify how much wild meat, including many species of mammals and birds, contributed to the diets of a total of 150,000 people living in the Amazonian and Afro-tropical areas.
How bushmeat could help us meet the world’s climate goals|Doug Johnson|October 7, 2021|Ars Technica
The gut is basically an Amazonian forest, densely populated by microbes of all sorts—bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
A Secret to Healthy Aging May Be the Bugs in Your Microbiome|Shelly Fan|August 10, 2021|Singularity Hub
Jeff Bezos and his Amazonian empire may want to learn something from today’s Parthian equivalents and never underestimate an opponent, no matter how outnumbered they may seem.
The Empires You Didn’t Learn in School|Sean Culligan|March 24, 2021|Ozy

Going forward, the Amazonian capital could now help public health officials better understand how long immunity to covid-19 lasts and how often the virus reinfects people.
A city in Brazil where covid-19 ran amok may be a ‘sentinel’ for the rest of the world|Amy Nordrum|September 22, 2020|MIT Technology Review
By the way, Wonder Woman is Amazonian, and historically accurate Amazonian women actually had only one breast.
Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman: A Hamas-Bashing, Ex-IDF Soldier and Former Miss Israel|Marlow Stern|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1993, some 73 Yanomami Indians died in clashes with Amazonian gold miners.
The New Gold Rush|Mac Margolis|August 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Amy Lehman is the Amazonian like surgeon whose mission is to build a state of the art medical clinic--on a boat.
Meet the Visionary Behind Africa's 'Floating Clinic'|Casey Schwartz|March 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Television to develop a take on the lasso-happy Amazonian warrior.
Wonder Woman: A Sneak Peek at David E. Kelley's Script|Jace Lacob|February 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Amazonian Field, by Antony Gormley, is one particularly evocative example.
The Hottest Show on Earth|Olivia Cole|December 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In Dahomey the Amazonian guards of the king perform all military duty with equal ease and thoroughness with men.
The Education of American Girls|Anna Callender Brackett
Her vigour was truly Amazonian, and at no time had I ever occasion to contend with a more formidable opponent.
Caleb Williams|William Godwin
Those who have traversed the Amazonian forests have made the same remark.
South America Observations and Impressions|James Bryce
But she was, nevertheless, a heroine of the Amazonian species.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
These found themselves 'courageously resisted by the towns-men and-women, Amazonian-like.'
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts|Rosalind Northcote

British Dictionary definitions for Amazonian

Amazonian

/ (æməˈzəʊnɪən) /

adjective

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

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