Amazonian

adjective

Am·​a·​zo·​nian ˌa-mə-ˈzō-nē-ən How to pronounce Amazonian (audio)
-nyən
1
: relating to, resembling, or befitting an Amazon or an amazon
2
: of or relating to the Amazon River or its valley

Examples of Amazonian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For example, within just this group of treefrogs (genus Scinax), six new Amazonian species were unveiled between 2014 and 2018 during remote field expeditions. Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 At Nayara Tented Camp in Costa Rica, the Rite of the Womb ritual, based on initiation traditions of Amazonian and Andean shamans, is offered to women who are pregnant, entering menopause, or have had hysterectomies. Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2024 That’s despite the fact that its protagonist is mostly soft-spoken, reticent and reserved throughout — nothing like the warrior queens and Amazonian figures popular cinema loves to laud as female role models. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024 Flores also stressed the need for global cooperation to cut greenhouse gas emissions and emphasized the importance of Amazonian countries cooperating to promote forest restoration. Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024 Besides the upscale train journeys, several itineraries also include overnight stays on luxury cruises to the Galapagos, as well as river cruises through Peru’s Amazonian forest. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2024 About three quarters of the Amazonian population live in towns and cities. Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 1 Feb. 2024 The honey’s benefits might come from the resin of Amazonian trees that the stingless bees are pollinating, according to Claus Rasmussen, an entomologist at Aarhus University in Denmark who was not involved in the work. Rosa Chávez Yacila, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024 New roads and infrastructure are disrupting the river system that floods Peru’s Amazonian lowlands. Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Amazonian was in 1594

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“Amazonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Amazonian. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

Amazonian

adjective
Am·​a·​zo·​nian ˌam-ə-ˈzō-nē-ən How to pronounce Amazonian (audio)
-ˈzō-nyən
1
: of or resembling an Amazon
2
: of or relating to the Amazon River or its valley
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