Amazonian

adjective

Am·​a·​zo·​nian ˌa-mə-ˈzō-nē-ən 

-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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Amazonian

• baconian
• devonian
• draconian
• estonian
• hasmonean
• newtonian
• pannonian
• senonian
• babylonian
• hamiltonian
• parkinsonian

Kids Definition

Amazonian

adjective

Am·​a·​zo·​nian ˌam-ə-ˈzō-nē-ən 

-ˈzō-nyən

1

: of or resembling an Amazon

2

: of or relating to the Amazon River or its valley