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Look up: Amazon

  1. Amazon
    The Amazon was a West India mail steam ship. She left Southampton on her first voyage on Friday 2nd of January 1852 and on Sunday morning, January 4th, she was destroyed by fire at sea, about 175 km west-south-west of Scilly. Of 161 persons on board 102 perished.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Amazon
    in Greek mythology, the Amazons were a group of female warriors living near the Black Sea, who cut off their right breasts to use the bow more easily. Their queen, Penthesilea, was killed by Achilles at the siege of Troy. The Amazons attacked Theseus and besieged him at Athens, but were defeated, and Theseus took the Amazon Hippolyta captive; she later gave birth to Hippolytus.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Amazon
    The Amazon is a major river in South America.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  4. amazon
    [n] - a large strong and aggressive woman 2. [n] - (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively) 3. [n] - a major South American river 4. [n] - mainly green tropical American parrots
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Amazon
    In Greek mythology, a member of a group of female warriors living near the Black Sea, who cut off their right breasts to use the bow more easily. Their queen Pen ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  6. amazon
    variety of felspar Category: Various industries and crafts • satin fabric, glossy; finish of amazon fabric Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Amazon
    Am'a·zon noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. 3. (Zoology) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis Amazon ant (Zoology) , a species of ant ( Polyergus rufescens ), of Europe and ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/66

  8. amazon
    1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. ... 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. ... 3. <ornithology> A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis. ... <zoology> Amazon ant, a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest th ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. amazon
    noun mainly green tropical American parrots
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Amazon
    Amazon River noun a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world`s 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Amazon
    • (n.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis • (n.) One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. • (n.) A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. Amazon
    (from the article `Benin`) Dahomey was a despotic and militaristic kingdom. Its power was based upon a highly trained standing army, which included a female contingent (called ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/56

  13. Amazon
    in Greek mythology, member of a race of women warriors. The story of the Amazons probably originated as a variant of a tale recurrent in many ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/56

  14. amazon
    Amazon, amazon 1. Derived by Greek folk etymology 'without a breast' because of the story that the Amazon women cut off one breast to facilitate the shooting of arrows when using archery in battle. 2. A woman or girl soldier; hence, a large, strong masculine female warrior.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  15. amazon
    1. a large strong and aggressive woman
    2. (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
    3. a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
    4. mainly green tropical American parrots

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  16. Amazon
    Amazon (ăm'uzon) , in Greek mythology, one of a tribe of warlike women who lived in Asia Minor. The Amazons had a matriarchal society, in which women fought and governed while men performed the household tasks. Each Amazon had to kill a man before she could marry, and all male children wer...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08036

  17. Amazon
    Amazon, Port. Amazonas (ämäzō'nus) , world's second longest river, c.3,900 mi (6,280 km) long, formed by the junction in N Peru's Andes Mts. of two major headstreams, the Ucayali and the shorter Marañón. It flows across N Brazil before entering the Atlantic Ocean near B...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A080


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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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