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Amber is a petrified resin material often used as a gemstone.
Amber may also refer to:
- A given name for a female in English.
- A common Indian given name meaning "The Sky" in Hindi.
- Amber (color), the color of some samples of the material amber, a slightly orangish yellow.
- AMBER, the molecular dynamics force field and software package.
- AMBER: Journeys Beyond, a computer game released in 1996.
- Amber (fictional realm), the city at the center of Roger Zelazny's fictional multiverse in The Chronicles of Amber.
- Amber ale, a type of pale North American beer.
- AMBER Alert, an alert system used to aid in solving kidnapping cases.
- Amber Linux, a Latvian version of Linux.
- Amber Road, an ancient trade route between Europe and Asia.
- USS Amber (PYc-6) a United States Navy patrol vessel of World War II.
- Amber (restaurant), a European-style haute cuisine restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Landmark Hotel.
- The stop codon UAG, in classical genetics.
- Ambergris ("Grey amber"), a valuable natural odorant produced by sperm whales.
[edit] People
- To find a different person with the given name Amber, see Special:Allpages/Amber.
- Amber (performer), a pop music/dance music performer and singer.
- Amber (Japanese singer), a J-pop music artist.
- Amber Benson, an American actress.
- Amber Brkich, a participant in the Survivor: All-Stars TV show.
- Amber Campisi, Playmate of the month for February 2005.
- Amber Frey, the mistress of accused murderer Scott Peterson.
- Amber Hagerman, after whom the AMBER Alert was named.
- Amber Miller, a UFC ring girl and Xyience spokeswoman.
- Amber Peach, a pornographic actress.
- Amber Rose (singer), a Mexican-American singer.
- Amber Rose (porn star), a pornographic actress.
- Amber Tamblyn, an actress.
[edit] Geography
