Amazonian

American  

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

adjective

1. (of a woman) characteristic of or like an Amazon; powerful and aggressive; warlike.

2. pertaining to the Amazon River or the country adjacent to it.

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noun

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

Amazonian British  

/ æməˈzəʊnɪən /

adjective

1. 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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Amazonian

Marcos Rosa, an evangelical pastor who spends his days visiting remote Amazonian villages, said PIX hasn’t only made payments easier but also shrunk distances across the world’s biggest rainforest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 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

The world’s sixth most important crop in terms of annual harvest, this large tuber has been fundamental to Amazonian diets for 7,000 years or more.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann