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Madeira1 definition

Ma·deira (mə dir′ə)

noun

any of several fortified wines, ranging from pale to amber and dry to sweet, made chiefly on Madeira
Madeira2 definition

Ma·deira (mə dir′ə)

  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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