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Madeira

Madeira Meaning & Definition
Madeira Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Madeira?

[n] amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira
[n] a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

Synonyms | Synonyms for Madeira: Madeira River

Related Terms | Find terms related to Madeira:

See Also | Brasil | Brazil | Federative Republic of Brazil | fortified wine | malmsey | river

Madeira In Webster's Dictionary

\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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