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amazon

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
a tall, strong, or forceful woman
2
a major river in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, and one of the longest rivers in the world:

Examples:

The source of the Amazon is a stream in the Peruvian Andes.
A guide tells us the annual rise in the height of the River Negro, a tributary of the Amazon, had reached 30 metres.
3
a tropical region of South America through which the Amazon River flows, including parts of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil:

Examples:

But how will the Amazon respond to future climate change?
In the Amazon, water levels vary through the year.

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