Amazon
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- noun
- /ˈæməˌzɑn/
- Literature
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amazona
- You heard about the Amazon a bunch of women.
And if you think the Amazons are a myth, they're not.
- And if you think the Amazons are a myth, they're not.
Examples
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In classical art and writings, the fearsome Amazons were always portrayed as brave and heroic.
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They fought to a draw, and they were called Amazon and Achillia.
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And so the Amazon denial had been done.
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So I applied for the Peace Corps and asked for the Amazon and, and got it.
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Here is the Amazon taming a horse.
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We'll also talk about Amazons sneaky slap back at Apple.
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And if you think the Amazons are a myth, they're not.
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In his place ruled the daunting Amazon esque Scythian queen, known to us as Tomeris.
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The tall, muscular amazons intrigued Rathere endlessly, heart-poundingly.
Fiction book (2000) -
In classical art and writings, the fearsome Amazons were always portrayed as brave and heroic.
Synonyms
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A woman warrior from myth who is tall and strong
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A tall strong woman who behaves in a powerful, often fierce way
Compounds
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2.4
A very long river in northern South America that flows from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean
- Specialized
A small reddish ant that raids other ant nests and uses captured workers for all tasks
How Courageous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amazon for the legendary woman warrior comes from a Greek name that people once explained as a- 'without' plus mazos 'breast'. A helpful way to remember this is the old story that these warriors bound or removed a breast to use a bow more easily, so Amazon now suggests a strong, brave woman.