Amazon

See also amazon

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazōn).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæməzən/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæməzɑːn/

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Noun

Amazon (plural Amazons)

1. (Greek mythology) a member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area
2. A female warrior.
3. A tall, strong, or athletic woman.

Translations

Mythological female warrior

Armenian: ամազոնուհի (amazonuhi) Catalan: amazona (ca) f. Croatian: Amazonka (hr) f. Czech: Amazonka (cs) f. Finnish: amatsoni (fi)

Japanese: アマゾネス (ja) (amazonesu), アマゾン (ja) (amazon) Navajo: dłį́, dłį́baa' Polish: Amazonka (pl) f. Russian: амазонка (ru) (amazónka) f. Serbian: Амазонка (sr) (Amazonka) f.

Etymology 2

Spanish, Río Amazonas. It is common belief that the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana fought a battle against a tribe of Tapuya savages, in which the women fought alongside the men. He no doubt derived the name from the Amazons in Greek mythology.

Proper noun

the Amazon

1. (geography) A river of South America that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the South Atlantic.
2. A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.
3. Used attributively in compounds.

   the Amazon River; the Amazon Rainforest; the Amazon Basin

   Amazon milk frog

Translations

River

Armenian: Ամազոն (hy) (Amazon) Catalan: Amazones (ca) m. Croatian: Amazona (hr) f. Czech: Amazonka (cs) f. French: Amazone (fr) f. German: Amazonas (de) m.

Hungarian: Amazonas (hu) Irish: An Amasóin (ga) f. Japanese: アマゾン (ja) (amazon) Polish: Amazonka (pl) f. Russian: Амазонка (ru) (Amazónka) f. Serbian: Амазон (sr) (Amazon) m.

Used attributively in compounds.

Catalan: amazònic (ca) Russian: амазонский (ru) (amazónskij)

Serbo-Croatian: амазонски (sr) (amazonski) m.

Derived terms

• Amazonian
• Amazon milk frog

Noun

amazon

1. Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona.

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Latin

Noun

Amāzon (genitive Amāzonis); f, third declension

1. an Amazon
2. a female warrior

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Amāzon	Amāzonēs
genitive	Amāzonis	Amāzonum
dative	Amāzonī	Amāzonibus
accusative	Amāzonem	Amāzonēs
ablative	Amāzone	Amāzonibus
vocative	Amāzon	Amāzonēs