Etymology

Amazonia

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Today it means: The legendary land of the warrior-women Amazons. Full definition →

Latin Amazonia ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓μᾰζών
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromᾸ̓μᾰζών“Amazon”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromAmazonia
  3. English todayAmazonia

From Latin Amazonia, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓μᾰζών (Ămăzṓn, “Amazon”), q.v. Equivalent to Amazon + -ia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.