Madeira

noun Ma·dei·ra \mə-ˈdir-ə, -ˈder-\

Definition of MADEIRA

: an amber-colored fortified wine from Madeira; also : a similar wine made elsewhere

Portuguese, from Madeira Islands

First Known Use: 1596

geographical name Ma·dei·ra \mə-ˈdir-ə, -ˈder-ə\

river 2013 miles (3239 kilometers) W Brazil formed at Bolivian border by confluence of the Mamoré & the Beni & flowing NE to the Amazon

islands in North Atlantic N of the Canaries belonging to Portugal ∗ Funchal area 308 square miles (798 square kilometers), pop 245,011

island, chief of group area 285 square miles (741 square kilometers)

— Ma·dei·ran \-ˈdir-ən, -ˈder-\ adjective or noun

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