Amazon Definition

ămə-zŏn, -zən

amazons

noun

amazons

A member of a legendary nation of women warriors reputed to have lived in ancient Scythia.

American Heritage

Any of a race of female warriors supposed to have lived in Scythia, near the Black Sea.

Webster's New World

A tall, aggressive, strong-willed woman.

American Heritage

A tall, strong, aggressive woman.

Webster's New World

Any of various predominantly green parrots of the genus Amazona, native to Central and South America and sometimes kept as pets.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

pronoun

A river of South America that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the South Atlantic.

Wiktionary

A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.

Wiktionary

Used attributively in compounds.

The Amazon River; the Amazon Rainforest; the Amazon Basin.

Amazon milk frog.

Wiktionary

Amazon.com Inc, a very large internet retailer.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Amazon

Singular:

Amazon

Plural:

amazons

From 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.

From Wiktionary
Chosen by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as a word beginning with 'A' which had existing connotations (see meanings listed in etymologies 1 & 2) of being exotic, different, and (as the Amazon River) the largest of its kind in the world.

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Latin Amāzōn from Greek Amazōn probably of Iranian origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Amazon, from Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazōn).

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

From Wiktionary