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Madeira

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Ma·dei·ra 1  (m-dîr, -dr)
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.

Madeira [mad-deer-a]
Noun
a fortified white wine from Madeira, an island in the N Atlantic
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.MadeiraMadeira - a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
2.Madeira - an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands
Madeira Islands, Madeiras - a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal
3.Madeira - an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands
fortified wine - wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added
malmsey - sweet Madeira wine
Translations
Spanish Madeira [məˈdɪərə] n (GEO) → Madeira;
(wine) → madeira m

French Madeira [məˈdɪərə] n (Geo) → Madère f (= wine); madère m
German Madeira [məˈdɪərə] nMadeira nt;
(wine) → Madeira m

Italian Madeira [məˈdɪərə] n (GEO) → Madera;
(wine) → madera m

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Captain Marryatt writes: "I do not know a spot on the globe which so much astonishes and delights upon first arrival as Madeira.
If you dined with the Lovell Mingotts you got canvas-back and terrapin and vintage wines; at Adeline Archer's you could talk about Alpine scenery and "The Marble Faun"; and luckily the Archer Madeira had gone round the Cape.
And there were other elements of good cheer: a log fire blazing heartily in the old dog-grate, casting a glow over the stone flags, a reassuring flicker into the darkest corner: cold viands of the very best: and the finest old Madeira that has ever passed my lips.
 
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