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amazon

/ˈæm.əˌzɑn/noun3 syllables

Amazon means: a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles).

Synonyms for amazon2

noun, as in a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)

Amazon River

noun, as in a large strong and aggressive woman

virago

What does amazon mean?4

noun

1

a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)

2

a large strong and aggressive woman

3

(Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)

4

mainly green tropical American parrots

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Amazon in a sentence

  • Amazon wants to use drones to deliver packages.Hybrid
  • Amazon tribes are at risk from the coronavirus.Hybrid
  • In the Amazon, it rains over two hundred days per year.Amastan
  • In the Amazon, one animal's misfortune is another's opportunity.Amastan
  • With each passing year, the area of the Amazon rainforest shrinks.sundown
  • I saw pink dolphins, which are in the rivers of the Amazon.nonong
  • We will be seeing pink dolphins, which are in the rivers of the Amazon.nonong
  • Ziri decided to explore the hidden wonders of the Amazon.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of amazon

as a noun

plural
amazons