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Definition of Amazon

1. Noun. A large strong and aggressive 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).

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).

4. Noun. Mainly green tropical American parrots.

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

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