The name Amazon may refer to several concepts:

• The legendary Amazons, women renowned in antiquity for their prowess in battle.
• The Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, and Amazon Basin through which it flows. The river was so named because early Portuguese explorers reported having observed female warriors along its banks.
• Amazonas, the name of several provinces in South America named for the river, including:
  • Amazonas, a state of Brazil
  • Amazonas, a department of Colombia
  • Amazonas, a department of Peru
  • Amazonas, a state of Venezuela
• Amazon.com, the large online store that began as an online book store but which has expanded as a seller of many goods.
• Swallows and Amazons is a series of children's books by English author Arthur Ransome.
• A car model from Volvo. Perhaps as P120 in the US. See Volvo Amazon
• Amazon parrots are a group of parrots native to the New World, which are usually predominantly green.
• HMS Amazon, name of many ships of the Royal Navy
• Amazons, a board game

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