No. 1,186 in Dutch
amazon
A female warrior or strong, independent woman.
In a sentence
De Amazon-rivier stroomt door het grootste regenwoud ter wereld.
The Amazon River flows through the world's largest rainforest.
Here, 'Amazon' refers to the geographical feature, the Amazon River.
Ze kocht een boek op Amazon, de bekende online winkel.
She bought a book on Amazon, the well-known online store.
In this sentence, 'Amazon' is referring to the online shopping and tech company.
In het oude Griekenland waren amazones bekend als vrouwelijke krijgers.
In ancient Greece, Amazons were known as female warriors.
As used here, 'Amazons' refers to the legendary group of female warriors of Greek mythology.
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