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Amazon

Amazon

183 2.9
A very long river in South America that flows to the Atlantic Ocean
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæməˌzɑn/
translation icon : Amazonas
  • You have deforestation in the Amazon which is causing terrible problems.
  • the Amazon rainforest
  • the Amazon basin
  • the Amazon River

And I was like, now Brazil's big and the Amazon rainforest is enormous.

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Examples

  • Two areas, in southern and eastern Brazil, are not considered to be part of the Amazon region proper.

    Academic text (2011)

  • So I'm of the opinion that the Amazon has a great deal more to tell us.

    Chris Williamson

  • The Amazon Indian words for the Amazon River number in the thousands.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Well, people need to understand that the Amazon is full of different cultures.

  • We're having a wedding in the center of the Amazon rainforest.

  • Our adventure begins 1000 miles from the mouth of the mighty Amazon... ...deep in the heart of the rain forest.

    Anaconda (1997)

  • The Brazilian Amazon has seen fires raging for weeks.

  • I think back to the Amazon rainforest and the dire situation of its Indigenous peoples.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Nobre is also looking ahead and is concerned about what will happen to the Amazon's biodiversity should dieback occur.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The Amazon is known for its vast rainforests and diverse wildlife.

Synonyms

Amazon River
vsAmazon
1 2.4

A very long river in northern South America that flows from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean

is the shorter name used without the word river

Compounds

Amazon River
1 2.4

A very long river in northern South America that flows from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean

Amazon ant
  • Specialized
9.8

A small reddish ant that raids other ant nests and uses captured workers for all tasks

Surface Forms

Amazon main

Etymology

Amazon for the great South American river comes from early European explorers who met local fighters and compared them to the mythical Amazon women, so they named the river after the legend. That's why the river's name brings to mind great size and wild nature.