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- 1 A river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic. attributive, sometimes
- 2 Amazon.com Inc., a very large Internet retailer.
"Google is one of several Big Tech firms that has made an aggressive push into gaming in recent years, along with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB)."
- 3 A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin. attributive, sometimes
"Amazon milk frog"
- 1 A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area. Greek
"When, therefore, one envisions a matriarchy, one should not conjure up visions of a gang of Amazons lopping off breasts and testicles to rule by force of arms."
- 2 Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona.
- 3 A tall, strong, athletic woman.
"Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons."
- 4 mainly green tropical American parrots wordnet
- 5 A female warrior.
"In some parts of Africa, Asia, and South America, amazon cultures still existed during the Middle Ages, such as that ruled by Queen Nzingha in Angola, who led her amazon army against the Portuguese in a series of wars during the first half of the seventeenth century. In Dahomey also in traditionally gynarchal West Africa, the army was made up of amazons even through the nineteenth century."
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- 6 A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the queen and the knight.
"In Triple-guard promotion chess (GPJ) a pawn newly triple-guarded by pieces other than pawns promotes to the combined value of the guarding pieces. Thus after b3 in the opening position a3 promotes to amazon, R+B+N, from triple guard by Ra1, Nb1, Bc1."
- 7 (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) wordnet
- 8 A tall, strong, or athletic woman.
- 9 An amazon parrot.
- 10 a large strong and aggressive woman wordnet
- 11 A position for vaginal sex in which the insertive partner lies on their back with their knees pulled back, and the receptive partner, facing the other person, squats onto the penis.
- 1 To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick and mortar competition. transitive
"Those who hesitate risk being "amazoned," forfeiting business to an Internet newcomer, in the way that bookstore chains have lost ground to Amazon.com Inc., the online bookseller."
- 2 To order (something) on Amazon. transitive
"[…] “There are people who Uber everywhere, who Seamless everything, who Amazon everything, and render their lives completely smooth.”"
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn); perhaps Ionian Greek pronunciation of Old Persian *hamazan- (“warrior”), as the Amazon women were known warriors. A popular folk etymology, of Ancient Greek provenance, claims that the word derives from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μαζός (mazós, “breast”), referencing the belief that Amazons cut off their right breast so that it would not hinder their ability to fire a bow or throw a spear.
From Spanish, Río Amazonas. It is common belief that the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana fought a battle against a tribe of Tapuya natives, in which the women fought alongside the men, and that he derived the name from the Amazons in Greek mythology.
From Spanish, Río Amazonas. It is common belief that the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana fought a battle against a tribe of Tapuya natives, in which the women fought alongside the men, and that he derived the name from the Amazons in Greek mythology.
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.
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 Amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).
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