# die Amazone

die Amazone is a German noun meaning “Amazon”. Forms: der Amazone, die Amazonen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Amazone
- Plural: die Amazonen

## In other languages

- Русский: амазонка

## Meanings

1. short form of Amazonenpapagei: Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona.
2. _in the plural_ short form of Amazonenpapageien: the collective noun for birds of the genus Amazona in the family Psittacidae.
3. Amazon
   - „Sie sieht aus wie eine seeäugige Amazone, während sie mit dem Brutinstinkt Bankiersideale predigt.“

## Examples

- Marias Spielfigur war eine vollbusige Amazone. — Mary's character was a busty amazon.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Amazone