Amazonian
adjective
Am·a·zo·nian
ˌa-mə-ˈzō-nē-ən 
-nyən
1
: relating to, resembling, or befitting an Amazon or an amazon
2
: of or relating to the Amazon River or its valley
Examples of Amazonian in a Sentence
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Two churches, in New Mexico and Oregon, sued the Drug Enforcement Administration in the 2000s, winning the right to import and serve ayahuasca, a psychoactive Amazonian brew.
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Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Like most Amazonian cities, the town depends on federal tax transfers just to pay its bills.
—Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
The children survived for 40 days in the deep Amazonian rainforest using their Indigenous knowledge of the jungle and the daring national effort to rescue them.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 9 May 2024
Furthermore, the preference of Amazonian growers to maintain diverse types of cassava makes the Amazon a natural repository for genetic diversity.
—Stephen Wooding, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
The collection was intended for an Amazonian woman who is courageous, confident, and very much in control of her life.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 4 May 2024
Forest restoration workers planted native Amazonian seedlings on degraded pastureland in Mãe do Rio, Brazil.
—Manuela Andreoni Victor Moriyama, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Located in the heart of the Amazon rainforest this UNESCO World Heritage Site protects many species, including the Amazonian manatee, the giant otter, jaguar and the margay.
—USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
This discovery of this new treefrog highlights how many parts of the Amazonian region are still poorly explored and studied from a biodiversity perspective.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Like most Amazonian cities, the town depends on federal tax transfers just to pay its bills.
—Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
The children survived for 40 days in the deep Amazonian rainforest using their Indigenous knowledge of the jungle and the daring national effort to rescue them.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 9 May 2024
Furthermore, the preference of Amazonian growers to maintain diverse types of cassava makes the Amazon a natural repository for genetic diversity.
—Stephen Wooding, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
The collection was intended for an Amazonian woman who is courageous, confident, and very much in control of her life.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 4 May 2024
Forest restoration workers planted native Amazonian seedlings on degraded pastureland in Mãe do Rio, Brazil.
—Manuela Andreoni Victor Moriyama, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Located in the heart of the Amazon rainforest this UNESCO World Heritage Site protects many species, including the Amazonian manatee, the giant otter, jaguar and the margay.
—USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
This discovery of this new treefrog highlights how many parts of the Amazonian region are still poorly explored and studied from a biodiversity perspective.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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Amazonian
adjective
Am·a·zo·nian
ˌam-ə-ˈzō-nē-ən
-ˈzō-nyən
1
: of or resembling an Amazon
2
: of or relating to the Amazon River or its valley
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