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Most of the Amazon basin is as flat as a pancake and laced with extravagantly meandering waterways. One school of thought holds that more than 145 million years ago, when Africa and South America were joined, the Amazon's main stem was connected to the Niger River and actually flowed in the opposite direction, toward the Pacific Ocean.
Alex Shoumatoff

Meaning of "Amazon basin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AMAZON BASIN

Amazon basin  [ˈæməz ən ˈbeɪs ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMAZON BASIN

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Amazon basin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AMAZON BASIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amazon basin

Amazon Basin

The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 6,915,000 km2, or roughly 40 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Most of the basin is covered by the Amazon rainforest, also known as Amazonia. With a 5,500,000 km2 area of dense tropical forest, this is the largest rainforest in the world.

Definition of Amazon basin in the English dictionary

The definition of Amazon basin in the dictionary is the Amazon basin the catchment area of the River Amazon.

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Caernarvon
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Congressperson
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connexion
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decomposition
ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃ ən
depletion
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disgarrison
dɪsˈɡærɪs ən
disruption
dɪsˈrʌpʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
dobson
ˈdɒbs ən
encryption
ɪnˈkrɪpʃ ən
eruption
ɪˈrʌpʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
exemption
ɪɡˈzɛmpʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
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fascination
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first-person
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMAZON BASIN

Amazon cherry
Amazon stone
Amazonas
Amazonia
Amazonian
amazonite
amazonstone
ambach
ambage
ambagious
ambagitory
Ambala
Amban
ambari
Ambartsumian

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMAZON BASIN

Banjarmasin
basin
catch basin
catchment basin
coal basin
drainage basin
Great Basin
hand basin
interbasin
moccasin
pedestal basin
pudding basin
river basin
slop basin
subbasin
sugar basin
tidal basin
vanity basin
wash-hand basin
washbasin

Synonyms and antonyms of Amazon basin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Amazon basin» into 25 languages

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The translations of Amazon basin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Amazon basin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亚马逊河流域
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuenca del Amazonas
570 millions of speakers

English

Amazon basin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अमेजन बेसिन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حوض الأمازون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бассейн Амазонки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bacia Amazônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আমাজন বেসিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bassin de l´Amazone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baskom Amazon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amazonas-Becken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アマゾン流域
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아마존 분지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baskom Amazon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lưu vực sông Amazon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமேசான் பீச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍमेझॉन बेसिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Amazon havzası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bacino amazzonico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dorzecze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

басейн Амазонки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bazinul Amazonului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεκάνης του Αμαζονίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Amazon wasbak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Amazonas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Amazonas
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Amazon basin

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QUOTES WITH «AMAZON BASIN»

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Alex Shoumatoff
Most of the Amazon basin is as flat as a pancake and laced with extravagantly meandering waterways. One school of thought holds that more than 145 million years ago, when Africa and South America were joined, the Amazon's main stem was connected to the Niger River and actually flowed in the opposite direction, toward the Pacific Ocean.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMAZON BASIN»

Discover the use of Amazon basin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Amazon basin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin
This book of original chapters by experts in chemical and biological oceanography, tropical agronomy and biology, and the atmospheric sciences will address these and other important questions, with the aim of synthesizing the current ...
Michael E. McClain Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies Florida International University, Reynaldo Victoria Professor in the Department of Isotape Ecology Universidad de Sao Paulo, Seattle Jeffrey E. Richey Professor in the School of Oceanography University of Washington, 2001
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Bolivia - The Pantanal & Amazon Basin
The Pantanal covers over 81,000 square miles of wilderness, an area larger than Greece.
Vivien Lougheed, 2012
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Human Activities and the Tropical Rainforest: Past, Present ...
This large moisture source for the Amazon Basin ranges from 3.9x1 08 kg s'1 in MAM to 4.75x1 08 kg s'1 in SON. Deforestation leads to changes in moisture transport across the eastern boundary in the form of an increase of moisture transport ...
Bernard K. Maloney, 1998
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The Cosmic Zygote: Cosmology in the Amazon Basin
A South American Lowland Cosmological Model
Peter G. Roe, 1982
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Towards an Integrated System for Vegetation Fire Monitoring ...
The visual analysis suggested that sub-pixel cumulus clouds that are routinely observed in the Amazon basin as well as other sorts of contaminants (e.g., thin cirrus clouds, smoke plumes) are more frequently classified as clouds by the more ...
Wilfrid Schroeder, 2008
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Improved Production Systems as an Alternative to Shifting ...
FROM MIGRATORY TO CONTINUOUS AGRICULTURE IN THE AMAZON BASIN J.J. Nicholaides, III, D.E. Bandy, P. A. Sanchez, J.H. Villachica, A.J. Coutu and C.S. Valverde 1/ INTRODUCTION Appropriate technologies for changing ...
‎1984
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Sediment Transfer Through the Fluvial System: Proceedings of ...
This represents less than 3% of the total surface area of the Amazon basin. The foreland corresponds to the edge of the humid, equatorial plain of the Amazon, which continues in Peru and Brazil. This is the region in which the Andes present  ...
Valentin Golosov, Vladimir Belyaev, D. E. Walling, 2004
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Environment and Security in the Amazon Basin
Perspectivas estratégicas para a Amazônia brasileira, as políticas ambientais, a importância da Bacia Amazônica, o tráfego de drogas, a segurança nacional e o SIVAM.
Joseph S. Tulchin, Heather A. Goldingn, 2002
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Amazon Basin
"Describes, in text and photographs, the vanishing culture of the Yanomama, a primitive group that lives in the Amazon Territory of Venezuela"--Provided by publisher.
Jan Reynolds, 2007
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Tropical Forests: Paths of Destruction and Regeneration
... Despite the forest's large size, humans have made sustained efforts to exploit the lands beneath it. Amerindians estab- lliLhLmel I oi\>ls" •• "Disturbed I ori'sts" ': "I cmlaiul The Amazon Basin: The Breakdown of Passive Protection.
Thomas K. Rudel, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMAZON BASIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Amazon basin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sahara Desert Once Contained the World's Largest Lake
Similarly, heavy washout of soluble minerals from the Amazon basin means that an external source of nutrients must be maintaining soil fertility. «Outlook, Jul 15»
2
Musings on the daily miracle
Therefore a child born in, say, an isolated Yanomami village in the Amazon basin, might well go on to become the best danged blowgun ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
3
Commonly abused OTC drugs and their side effects
... a plant grown in South America. Guarana, a plant native to the Amazon Basin, contains one of the highest concentrations of caffeine. 1of 4 ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
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Sahara Used To Contain Largest Lake In The World
... heavily washing out soluble materials from the Amazon basin. As in a hanging basket, daily washing removes soluble nutrients from the soil. «Tech Times, Jul 15»
5
The big good-bye to circus elephants
Today, however, the only people who haven't seen an elephant up close live in the undiscovered tribes of the Amazon basin. Although it's best ... «Maryville Daily Forum, Jul 15»
6
Medford High School students visit Ecuador
On day three, we ventured on a seven-hour bus ride deep into the Amazon Basin. Thankfully, we made a few pit stops along the way, including ... «Wicked Local Medford, Jul 15»
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4 Droughts Happening Right Now That Are Worse Than California's
The worst drought in 80 years has been exacerbated by deforestation in the Amazon basin but that's only one part of the problem here: The ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
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In Peruvian valley, coca harvest means survival
It is the reason many settled in the remote region where the Andes ridge meets the Amazon basin. Nearly all the coca they pick ends up being ... «Coos Bay World, Jul 15»
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iDirect's Evolution Platform is Selected by Via Direta to Power …
... 45,000 students situated across hundreds of municipalities along the rivers of the Amazon basin with teachers located in Manaus, the capital ... «IT Business Net, Jul 15»
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Santa Ana Zoo looks to welcome giant river otters
The exhibit educates visitors about Amazon Basin animals, weather patterns and conservation efforts. Colors of the Amazon Aviary: Opened in ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»

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