Meaning Of The Word Amazon
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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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