Meaning of MADEIRA
Pronunciation: | | mu'deeuru
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- [n] amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira
- [n] a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
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| Synonyms: | | Madeira River |
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| See Also: | | Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, fortified wine, malmsey, river | |
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| Definition: | | 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. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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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