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11Amazon — , Amazon River According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the Amazons were a fierce nation of Scythian women who lived by themselves. They dealt with men only in battle or for procreation, and either killed their sons or sent them to their …
12Amazon — Amazon1 [am′ə zän΄, am′əzən] n. [L < Gr Amazōn, of unknown orig., but deriv. by folk etym. < a , without + mazos, breast, hence the story that the Amazons cut off one breast to facilitate archery] 1. Gr. Myth. any of a race of female… …
13Amazon — Am a*zon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. [1913 Webster] 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A name numerous species of South American… …
14Amazon — 1.) the Amazon a river in South America, which goes through Peru and Brazil and is the second longest river in the world 2.) literary a strong, tall woman >amazonian adj …
15Amazon — late 14c., from Gk. Amazon (mostly in plural Amazones) one of a race of female warriors in Scythia, probably from an unknown non I.E. word, possibly from an Iranian compound *ha maz an (one) fighting together [Watkins], but in folk etymology long …
16amazon — *virago, termagant …
17Amazon — ► NOUN 1) a member of a legendary race of female warriors. 2) a very tall, strong woman. ORIGIN Greek Amaz n, explained by the Greeks as meaning breastless (as if from a without + mazos breast ), with reference to the fable that the Amazons cut… …
18Amazon — /am euh zon , zeuhn/, n. 1. a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 mi. (6280 km) long. 2. Class. Myth. one of a race of …
19Amazon — Am·a·zon (ăm’ə zŏn′, zən) ► n. 1) A member of a legendary nation of women warriors reputed to have lived in ancient Scythia. 2) often amazon A tall, aggressive, strong willed woman. 3) often amazon Any of various predominantly green parrots of… …
20Amazon — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour l’article homophone, voir Amazone. Amazon Amazon.com, entreprise américaine et site de commerce en ligne Volvo Amazon, voiture construite jusqu …
