Amazonia

[ am-uh-zoh-nee-uh ]

noun

1. the region around the Amazon, in N South America.

Amazonia

/ æməˈzəʊnɪə /

noun

1. the land around the Amazon river

Example Sentences

The authors add, "'Nature's Strongholds' -- large, interconnected, ecologically intact areas that are well managed and equitably governed -- are identified in Amazonia and Central Africa. The approach offers an effective way to conserve biodiversity at a global scale."

From Science Daily

Over the course of millennia, Indigenous peoples bred it from a weedy wild plant into a crop that stores prodigious quantities of starch in potatolike tubers, thrives in Amazonia's poor soils and is nearly invulnerable to pests.

From Salon

How can cassava be so toxic, yet still dominate diets in Amazonia?

From Salon

In modern hands, they can be bred to produce new types, fitting purposes beyond those in Amazonia itself.

From Salon

Amazonia is the home of the largest variety of birds in the world.

From Science Daily