Amazonian

adjective

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

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Buyers surveyed over the last several weeks have offered a range of projections for the coming NFL season, with some shops anticipating a more modest overall gain for in-game deliveries (+3%) while others suggesting that Big Data will swell the TV numbers by an Amazonian +8%. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The artist, whose name is Luis Alfonso Palacios II, wore brown cowboy boots made with Amazonian fish leather while astride a horse at a 150-acre, 125-year-old ranch and rodeo arena in Lebanon, Tennessee. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 In short, companies and non-profits remain undecided whether to make the trek to the Amazonian city of Belém for the two weeks of talks that begin Nov. 10. Justin Worland, Time, 9 Aug. 2025 Yet an idea to return in disguise as a powerful Amazonian warrior causes lots of mayhem. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Amazonian

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Amazonian was in 1594

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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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