Amazonian

See also: amazon and amazonian

English

Etymology

From Amazon +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /æməˈzoʊni.ən/, /æməˈzoʊnjən/

Adjective

Amazonian (comparative more Amazonian, superlative most Amazonian)

Of or relating to the Amazons; aggressive and warlike.
Having to do with the Amazon River in South America, and its surrounding region.
Of or relating to the most recent Martian geological time period.
(of a woman) Very tall, strong and athletic.
Women's Tennis champions Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams are noted for their Amazonian physiques.

Translations

having to do with the Amazon River

Greek: αμαζόνιος (el) (amazónios)
Portuguese: amazónico (pt) (Portugal), amazônico (pt) (Brazil)

Russian: амазо́нский (ru) (amazónskij)
Spanish: amazónico (es)

of or relating to the Amazons

French: amazonien (fr) m
Greek: αμαζόνιος (el) (amazónios)
Portuguese: amazónico (pt) (Portugal), amazônico (pt) (Brazil)

Serbo-Croatian: amazonski (sh)
Spanish: amazónico (es)

Proper noun

Amazonian

The Amazonian geological period.

Noun

Amazonian (plural Amazonians)

An Amazon.
(informal) An employee of Amazon.com, Inc..

Related terms

amazon

See also

Further reading

Amazonian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Proper noun

Amazonian

Genitive singular form of Amazonia.

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