Amazonian

[ am-uh-zoh-nee-uhn ]

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.

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

Origin of Amazonian

1
First recorded in 1585–95; Amazon + -ian

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British Dictionary definitions for Amazonian

Amazonian

/ (æməˈzəʊnɪən) /


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

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