Definition of Amazon

1. Noun. A large strong and aggressive woman.

Exact synonyms: Virago
Generic synonyms: Adult Female, Woman

2. Noun. (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).
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

3. Noun. A major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles).
Exact synonyms: Amazon River
Group relationships: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic Of Brazil, Peru, Republic Of Peru
Generic synonyms: River

4. Noun. Mainly green tropical American parrots.
Generic synonyms: Parrot
Group relationships: Amazona, Genus Amazona

Definition of Amazon

1. n. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.

Definition of Amazon

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) a member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area ¹

2. Noun. A female warrior. ¹

3. Noun. A tall, strong, or athletic woman. ¹

4. Proper noun. (rivers) A river of South America that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the South Atlantic. ¹

5. Proper noun. A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin. ¹

6. Proper noun. (non-gloss definition Used attributively in compounds.) ¹

7. Noun. Any of the large parrots from the genus ''Amazona''. ¹

8. Noun. A tall, strong, athletic woman. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amazon

1. a tall, powerful woman [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amazon

1. 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. 3. A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis. Amazon ant, a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvae and nymphs other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. (11 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amazon

amay
amazake
amaze
amazed
amazedly
amazedness
amazeful
amazement
amazements
amazes
amazeth
amazia
amazing
amazingly
amazingness
amazon
amazon stone
amazonian
amazonians
amazonite
amazonites
amazons
amazonstone
amazonstones
amb
ambage
ambages
ambageusia
ambagious
ambagiousness

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