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A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.Greek
- When, therefore, one envisions a matriarchy, one should not conjure up visions of a gang of Amazons lopping off breasts and testicles to rule by force of arms.
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A female warrior.
- In some parts of Africa, Asia, and South America, amazon cultures still existed during the Middle Ages, such as that ruled by Queen Nzingha in Angola, who led her amazon army against the Portuguese in a series of wars during the first half
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A tall, strong, or athletic woman.
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A river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic.attributivesometimes
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A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.attributivesometimes
- Amazon milk frog
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Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona.
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Amazon.com Inc., a very large Internet retailer.
- Google is one of several Big Tech firms that has made an aggressive push into gaming in recent years, along with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB).
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To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick and mortar competition.transitive
- Take the example of MetalSite.com, which is owned by steel companies. The steel companies aren't getting "Amazoned" by a start-up but, rather, they are doing the "Amazoning" within their own industry.
- Amazon.com may soon be "amazoning" a few more industries.
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To order (something) on Amazon.transitive
- […] “There are people who Uber everywhere, who Seamless everything, who Amazon everything, and render their lives completely smooth.”