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In classical mythology, a nation of warrior women. The Amazons burned or cut off one of their breasts so that they could use a bow and arrow more efficiently in war.

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Figuratively, an “Amazon” is a large, strong, aggressive woman.

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The Amazon River of South America was so named because tribes of women warriors were believed to live along its banks.

Words nearby Amazons

Amazonian, Amazonis, amazonite, Amazon parrot, Amazon River, Amazons, Amb., ambages, ambagious, Ambala, ambarella

How to use Amazons in a sentence

As the story developed Wednesday, I was surprised to see my inbox full of streaming and video CEOs being offered up for comment on Quibi’s downfall—CEOs that weren’t of the Netflixs, Amazons, YouTubes, or Twitches of the world.
Quibi is out. But other companies will still try to build in its place|Lucinda Shen|October 22, 2020|Fortune
In 2019, venture-capital backed companies selling to businesses raised a third more funding than consumer tech firms, in part because the Amazons and Alphabets of the world have such staying power.
When a venture capital-backed merger goes awry|Lucinda Shen|September 4, 2020|Fortune
The dominance of the giants in the space, the Facebooks, Amazons, and Alphabets, have also pushed founders and investors to avoid playing in the same space for fear of going head-to-head with the tech giants.
Majority of tech employees and potential founders say big tech needs more regulation|Lucinda Shen|September 4, 2020|Fortune
Simultaneously, there was a sense that the big tech companies—the Facebooks, Amazons, and Alphabets, would continue to only get larger.
Majority of tech employees and potential founders say big tech needs more regulation|Lucinda Shen|September 4, 2020|Fortune

His chronicle of his trip, The Naturalist on the River Amazons, became a bestseller when it was published in 1863.
Exploring the Amazon, While We Still Can|Darrell Hartman|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After that, the Princess of the Amazons spent months bouncing back and forth between various writers and artists.
Wonder Woman Makes a Triumphant Comeback in a New Comic Series|Hugh Ryan|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of the two Republican Amazons—Carly and Meg—Meg is the one with a task more uphill.
Bet on California's GOP Amazons|Tunku Varadarajan|June 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, the inscriptions on hieroglyphic rocks in these abandoned cities evidently refer to Amazons.
Overland|John William De Forest
Bates, the Naturalist on the Amazons whom Darwin mentions so often, appreciated his scientific ability.
Comrade Kropotkin|Victor Robinson
We do not know that women were usually buried in howe, but Myrine was a warrior maiden of the Amazons.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
D'Acugna fixes the residence of the Amazons on the banks of the Canuriz, on lofty, almost inaccessible mountains.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2)|Ellen C. Clayton
Thus, from the west as well as from the north, Europeans heard of a nation of Amazons dwelling in the central districts of Guiana.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2)|Ellen C. Clayton