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Amazon¹
- /ˈæm.ə.zən/ UK
- /ˈæm.ə.zɒn/ UK
- /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ Canada, US
- [ˈɛəm.əˌzɑn] Canada, US
- /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/ Australia
- /ˈɛm.ə.zɒn/ New Zealand
- [ˈɛm.ə.zɔ̟n] New Zealand
Where it comes from
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.
noun Amazons
- A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area. 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.
- 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
- A tall, strong, or athletic woman.
Amazon²
- /ˈæm.ə.zən/ UK
- /ˈæm.ə.zɒn/ UK
- /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ Canada, US
- [ˈɛəm.əˌzɑn] Canada, US
- /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/ Australia
- /ˈɛm.ə.zɒn/ New Zealand
- [ˈɛm.ə.zɔ̟n] New Zealand
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun the Amazon
- A river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic.
- A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin. Amazon milk frog
noun Amazons
- Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona.
Amazon³
- /ˈæm.ə.zən/ UK
- /ˈæm.ə.zɒn/ UK
- /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ Canada, US
- [ˈɛəm.əˌzɑn] Canada, US
- /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/ Australia
- /ˈɛm.ə.zɒn/ New Zealand
- [ˈɛm.ə.zɔ̟n] New Zealand
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- 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).
verb Amazons · Amazoning · Amazoned
- To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick and mortar competition. 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.
- To order (something) on Amazon. […] “There are people who Uber everywhere, who Seamless everything, who Amazon everything, and render their lives completely smooth.”
amazon⁴
- /ˈæm.ə.zən/ UK
- /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ US, dialectal
- [ˈɛəm.əˌzɑn] US, dialectal
- /ˈæm.əˌzɒn/ Canada, dialectal
- [ˈɛəm.əˌzɒn] Canada, dialectal
- /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).
noun amazons
- A tall, strong, athletic woman. Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons.
- 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.
- An amazon parrot.
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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.
Opposite: mating press
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: virago, amazon river, amazonian, amazonia, amazonas, forest, armor, warrioress, heroine, shieldmaiden, valkyrie, giantess, gladiatrix, ironwoman, battle-axe, strongwoman
Translations
Every language
noun Mythological female warrior
| Español | amazona |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アマゾネス amazonesu, アマゾン amazon |
| 中文 | 亞馬遜 /亚马逊 Yàmǎxùn, 亞馬孫 /亚马孙 Yàmǎsūn |
| Português | amazona |
| Français | amazone |
| Deutsch | Amazone |
| Italiano | amazzone |
| Ελληνικά | Αμαζόνα Amazóna |
| Русский | амазо́нка amazónka |
name river
| Español | Amazonas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아마존강 amajon'gang |
| 日本語 | アマゾン amazon |
| 中文 | 亞馬孫河 /亚马孙河 Yàmǎsun Hé, 亞馬遜河 /亚马逊河 Yàmǎxùn Hé, Yǎmǎxùn Hé |
| हिन्दी | अमेज़न amezan |
| Português | Amazonas |
| Français | Amazone |
| Deutsch | Amazonas |
| Italiano | Rio delle Amazzoni, Amazzoni |
| Ελληνικά | Αμαζόνιος Amazónios |
| Română | Amazon |
| Русский | Амазо́нка Amazónka |
| Tiếng Việt | Sông Amazon |
| العربية | نَهْر الأمازون, الأَمَزونْ al-ʔamazōn |
| עברית | אמזונאס |
name used attributively in compounds
| Français | amazonien |
|---|---|
| Русский | амазо́нский amazónskij |
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title = {amazon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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