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Meaning of MADEIRA

Pronunciation:  mu'deeuru

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira
  2. [n]  a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
 
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 Synonyms: Madeira River
 
 See Also: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, fortified wine, malmsey, river

 

 

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Madeira
Exceptional value for money, including both a guidebook and a softcover version of the fold-out Globetrotter map, in a pocket-sized printed plastic wallet.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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