Madeira

Madeira
I. noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Madeira Islands Date: 1596 an amber-colored fortified wine from Madeira; also a similar wine made elsewhere II. geographical name 1. river 2013 miles (3239 kilometers) W Brazil formed at Bolivian border by confluence of the Mamoré & the Beni & flowing NE to the Amazon 2. islands in N Atlantic N of the Canaries belonging to Portugal capital Funchal area 308 square miles (798 square kilometers), population 253,000 3. island, chief of group area 285 square miles (741 square kilometers) • Madeiran adjective or noun

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  • Madeira — white wine, 1540s, from island of Madeira in the Atlantic, from Port. madeira wood, because the island formerly was thickly wooded, from L. materia wood, matter (see MATTER (Cf. matter)) …   Etymology dictionary

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