(am′ə·zon, -zən) noun
1. In Greek mythology, one of a race of female warriors, said to have lived in Scythia, near the Black Sea.
2. A female warrior.
3. Any large, strong or athletic woman or girl. Also am′a·zon noun [ < L < Gk. Amazōn; derived by the Greeks as < a- without + mazos breast, because of the fable that they cut off the right breast to facilitate the use of the bow]

(am′ə·zon, -zən)
A river in South America, carrying the largest volume of water of any in the world and flowing about 3,300 miles from the Andes through northern Brazil to the Atlantic. Spanish & Portugese A·ma· zo·nas (Sp. ä′mä·sō′näs, Pg. ä·mə·zō′nəs).