• Amazon

    Pronunciation

    • RP IPA: /ˈæmÉ™zÉ™n/
    • US IPA: /ˈæmÉ™zɑːn/

    Origin

    From Amazon, from Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών.

    Full definition of amazon

    Noun

    amazon

    (plural amazons)
    1. A tall, strong, athletic woman.Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons.

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