Amazons

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1. In classical mythology, a nation of warrior women. The Amazons burned or cut off one of their breasts so that they could use a bow and arrow more efficiently in war.

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Figuratively, an “Amazon” is a large, strong, aggressive woman.

The Amazon River of South America was so named because tribes of women warriors were believed to live along its banks.

Example Sentences

“These guys are spending a ton of money creating these tools in the first place—so the Microsoft, Amazons, Googles,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The roots of the Greek presence in the Black Sea are steeped in myth: from the journey of Jason and the Argonauts to Colchis, to the Amazons.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

Part of this may be due to her immaculate origin: Diana, the Princess of the Amazons, was made out of clay and brought to life by Zeus.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2022

Women occupied powerful positions in the kingdom and there was an all-female military regiment named by Westerners as the Dahomey Amazons.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2021

The soaring mountains rose around her, and the poets’ waters glittered beneath her in the valleys of memory—hosts of golden daffodils, Swallows and Amazons, Peter Rabbit.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein