"アマゾン" meaning in Japanese

See アマゾン in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [a̠ma̠zõ̞ɴ] Forms: Amazon [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English Amazon, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ja|en|Amazon}} Borrowed from English Amazon, {{der|ja|la|-}} Latin, {{der|ja|grc|Ἀμαζών}} Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} アマゾン • (Amazon)
  1. (~川) a river in South America, that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic. Categories (place): Places in Brazil, Rivers in South America
    Sense id: en-アマゾン-ja-name-JXe2z390
  2. A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin. Synonyms: アマゾニア
    Sense id: en-アマゾン-ja-name-IsIHMlYG Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rivers Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 53 15 28 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 18 41 17 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 40 22 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 48 15 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 46 15 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 49 16 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 60 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 61 14 21 Disambiguation of Rivers: 22 51 11 17
  3. (Greek mythology) Alternative form of アマゾーン (Amazōn, “Amazons”) Tags: Greek, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: アマゾーン (extra: Amazōn, “Amazons”)
    Sense id: en-アマゾン-ja-name-z71Iv8mP Categories (other): Greek mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  4. (Internet slang, dated) Amazon (Amazon.com Inc) Tags: Internet, dated
    Sense id: en-アマゾン-ja-name-UnS~daW3

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for アマゾン meaning in Japanese (3.4kB)

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