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Amazon
In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of women who were very good at fighting.
countable noun: People sometimes refer to a tall, strong woman as an Amazon.

Amazon in American English
noun: one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black Sea

Amazon in American English 1
any of a race of female warriors supposed to have lived in Scythia, near the Black Sea

Amazon in American English 2
river in South America, flowing from the Andes in Peru across N Brazil into the Atlantic: c. 4,000 mi (6,437 km)

amazon in British English
noun: any of various tropical American parrots of the genus Amazona, such as A. farinosa (green amazon), having a short tail and mainly green plumage

Amazon in British English 1
noun: one of a race of women warriors of Scythia near the Black Sea

Amazon in British English 2
noun: a river in South America, rising in the Peruvian Andes and flowing east through N Brazil to the Atlantic: in volume, the largest river in the world; navigable for 3700 km (2300 miles). Length: over 6440 km (4000 miles). Area of basin: over 5 827 500 sq km

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