Meanings
proper noun
- A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Manaus.
- A department of Colombia. Capital: Leticia.
- A region of Peru. Capital: Chachapoyas.
- A state of Venezuela. Capital: Puerto Ayacucho.
Origin
- Portuguese and SpanishAmazonas
- EnglishAmazonas
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Amazonas, related to English Amazon.
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Arabic اَلْأَمَازُونْ, أَمَازُونَاسْ
- اَلْأَمَازُونْ (al-ʔamāzūn)state of Brazil
- أَمَازُونَاسْ (ʔamāzūnās)state of Brazil
Bulgarian Амазонас, Амазонка
- Амазонасstate of Brazil
- Амазонка (Amazonka)state of Brazil
Catalan Amazones
- Amazonesstate of Brazil
Chinese Cantonese 亞馬遜洲 /亚马逊洲
- 亞馬遜洲 /亚马逊洲 (ngaa³ maa⁵ seon³ zau¹)state of Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 亞馬遜洲 /亚马逊洲, 亞馬孫洲 /亚马孙洲
- 亞馬遜洲 /亚马逊洲 (Yàmǎxùn-zhōu)state of Brazil
- 亞馬孫洲 /亚马孙洲 (Yàmǎsūn-zhōu)state of Brazil
Czech Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Danish Amazonas, Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
- Amazonasdepartment of Colombia
Dutch Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Estonian Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Finnish Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
French Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
German Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Greek Αμαζόνας
- Αμαζόνας (Amazónas)state of Brazil
Hebrew אַמַזוֹנָאס
- אַמַזוֹנָאס (amazonas)state of Brazil
Hindi आमेज़ोनास, अमासोनास
- आमेज़ोनास (āmezonās)state of Brazil
- अमासोनास (amāsonās)state of Venezuela
Hungarian Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Icelandic Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Italian Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Japanese アマゾナス州
- アマゾナス州 (Amazonasu-shū)state of Brazil
Korean 아마조나스주
- 아마조나스주 (Amajonaseu-ju)state of Brazil
Latvian Amazonasa
- Amazonasastate of Brazil
Lithuanian Amazonė
- Amazonėstate of Brazil
Norwegian Bokmål Amazonas, Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
- Amazonasdepartment of Colombia
- Amazonasregion of Peru
- Amazonasstate of Venezuela
Persian آمازوناس
- آمازوناس (âmâzonâs)state of Brazil
Polish Amazonas, Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
- Amazonasdepartment of Colombia
- Amazonasregion of Peru
- Amazonasstate of Venezuela
Portuguese Amazonas, Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
- Amazonasdepartment of Colombia
- Amazonasregion of Peru
- Amazonasstate of Venezuela
Romanian Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Russian Амазо́нас
- Амазо́нас (Amazónas)state of Brazil
Slovak Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Spanish Amazonas, Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
- Amazonasdepartment of Colombia
- Amazonasregion of Peru
- Amazonasstate of Venezuela
Swedish Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Tamil அமேசோனாசு
- அமேசோனாசு (amēcōṉācu)state of Brazil
Thai อามาโซนัช
- อามาโซนัช (aa-maa-soo-nát)state of Brazil
Turkish Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Ukrainian Амазо́нас
- Амазо́нас (Amazónas)state of Brazil
Urdu ایمازوناس
- ایمازوناس (emāzonās)state of Brazil
Vietnamese Amazonas
- Amazonasstate of Brazil
Cite this entry
APA
Amazonas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amazonas
MLA
“Amazonas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amazonas. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amazonas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amazonas.
Source: Amazonas on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.