Proper noun
The region of the Amazon rainforest.
A village in Missouri.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAround 550 million years ago, on the boundary between the Ediacaran and Cambrian, the first group of cratons eventually fused again with Amazonia, West Africa and the Rio de la Plata cratons. Source: Internet
Archeologist Betty Meggers was a prominent proponent of this idea, as described in her book Amazonia: Man and Culture in a Counterfeit Paradise. Source: Internet
Ethnobotanists in western Amazonia have often encountered piri-piri, a strange-looking sedge — a flowering, grasslike plant — reputed to feature many medicinal qualities. Source: Internet
According to scientific experiments, Mozart's music calmed listeners, improved their spatial perception and allowed them to express themselves more clearly whether they lived in Tokyo, Cape Town or Amazonia. Source: Internet
Cramer, 1990) *The Agaricales in modern taxonomy by Rolf Singer (Koeltz Scientific Books, 1986) *The ectotrophically mycorrhizal fungi of the neotropical lowlands, especially Central Amazonia by Rolf Singer (J. Source: Internet
“Destination Amazonia Year” seeks to propel the Amazon region, teeming with immense value, richness and uniqueness in the world, into a more recognised tourism destination. Source: Internet