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Meaning of amazon in English
Pronunciation
/ˈæməzən/
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Noun
amazon
Etymology
the river bore various names after it was first encountered by Europeans in 1500 and was finally called Amazon after a legendary race of female warriors believed to live on its banks
Definitions
1.
a large strong and aggressive woman
2.
(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)
3.
a major South American river
Examples
« flows into the South Atlantic »
« the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) »
4.
mainly green tropical American parrots