Amazonian

See also: amazon and amazonian

English

Etymology

From Amazon +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Amazonian (comparative more Amazonian, superlative most Amazonian)

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

Translations

Proper noun

Amazonian

  1. The Amazonian geological period.

Noun

Amazonian (plural Amazonians)

  1. An Amazon.
  2. (informal) An employee of Amazon.com, Inc..
    Hyponym: Amabot
    • 2013, Brad Stone, The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon:
      […] Amazonians like David Risher, who lead[sic] the first expansion into retail in the 1990s; Warren Jenson, Covey's short-lived successor as CFO; and Rick Dalzell, the former Army Ranger who was Amazon's CIO for a decade.

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Further reading

Finnish

Proper noun

Amazonian

  1. genitive singular of Amazonia
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