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 | |
| 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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