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Madeira

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Noun

1. madeira, madeira river

a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

2. madeira

an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands

3. madeira

an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands

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Madeira

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noun
1. 
a group of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, west of Morocco: since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal; consists of the chief island, Madeira, Porto Santo, and the uninhabited Deserta and Selvagen Islands. Capital: Funchal. Pop: 245 012 (2001). Area: 797 sq km (311 sq miles)
2. 
a river in W Brazil, flowing northeast to the Amazon below Manaus. Length: 3241 km (2013 miles)
3. 
a rich strong fortified white wine made on Madeira

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Madeira

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noun
any of several fortified wines, ranging from pale to amber and dry to sweet, made chiefly on Madeira
1. 
group of Portuguese islands in the Atlantic, off the W coast of Morocco: 310 sq mi (803 sq km); pop. 253,000; chief city, Funchal
2. 
largest island of this group: 288 sq mi (746 sq km)
3. 
river in NW Brazil, flowing northeast into the Amazon: c. 2,100 mi (3,380 km)

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Madeira

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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.
n.
A fortified dessert wine, especially from the island of Madeira.

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