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Russian
Etymology
From Spanish Río Amazonas (“Amazon River”) + -ия (-ija), said to have been named by Francisco de Orellana, early explorer of the river, due to an attack on his party by a mixed group of male and female warriors. See English Amazon.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Амазо́ния • (Amazónija) f inan (genitive Амазо́нии, relational adjective амазо́нский)
- the Amazon basin (a geographic region of South America, drained by the Amazon river)
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