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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Amazonas and Spanish Amazonas, related to English Amazon.
Proper noun
Amazonas
- A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Manaus
- A department of Colombia.
- A region of Peru.
- A state of Venezuela.
Translations
See also
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Amazonas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amazonas)
- Amazon (a river in South America)
Declension
Further reading
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: Ama‧zo‧nas
- Rhymes: -ɒs
Proper noun
Amazonas
- Amazon (river)
Declension
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Amazonas
- the Amazon, river in South America
- Amazonas, a state in Brazil
- Amazonas, a province in Colombia
- Amazonas, a region in Peru
- Amazonas, a state in Venezuela
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Amazonas m or f pl
- Amazon (a river in northern South America)
- Amazonas (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Manaus)
- AM (abbreviation)
- Amazonas (a region of Peru)
- Amazonas (a department of Colombia)
- Amazonas (a state of Venezuela)
Quotations
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Related terms
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /amaˈθonas/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /amaˈsonas/
- Rhymes: -onas
- Syllabification: A‧ma‧zo‧nas
Proper noun
Amazonas m
- Amazon (a river in Brazil)
- A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Manaus
- Amazonas (a region of Peru)
- Amazonas (a department of Colombia)
- Amazonas (a state of Venezuela)
Derived terms