Madeira
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Ma·dei·ra 
[muh-deer-uh, -dair-uh; for 1, 2, 5 also Port. mah-de-ruh] Pronunciation Key
[muh-deer-uh, -dair-uh; for 1, 2, 5 also Port. mah-de-ruh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 270,000; 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal. |
| 2. | the chief island of this group. 286 sq. mi. (741 sq. km). |
| 3. | (often lowercase) a rich, strong white or amber wine, resembling sherry, made there. |
| 4. | (often lowercase) a similar wine made elsewhere. |
| 5. | a river in W Brazil flowing NE to the Amazon: chief tributary of the Amazon. 2100 mi. (3380 km) long. |
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| Ma·dei·ra 1
(mə-dîr'ə, -děr'ə) Pronunciation Key
A river of northwest Brazil rising on the Bolivian border and flowing about 3,315 km (2,060 mi) generally northeast to the Amazon River near Manaus. It is the most important tributary of the Amazon. |
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| Ma·dei·ra 2
(mə-dîr'ə, -děr'ə) Pronunciation Key
n. A fortified dessert wine, especially from the island of Madeira. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Madeira
Madeira
1548, from island of Madeira in the Atlantic, from Port. madeira "wood," because the island was formerly thickly wooded, from L. materia "wood, matter" (see matter).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| madeira | |
noun | |
| 1. | a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River |
| 2. | an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands |
| 3. | an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands |
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Madeira Beach, FL (city, FIPS 42400) Location: 27.79540 N, 82.79171 W
Population (1990): 4225 (3788 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33708
Madeira, OH (city, FIPS 46312) Location: 39.18420 N, 84.37482 W
Population (1990): 9141 (3565 housing units)
Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 45243
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Madeira
Ma*dei"ra\, n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See Matter.] A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. --Shak. Madeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia.
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madeira
madeira: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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