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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River;
[syn: Madeira, Madeira River]

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

3. an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Madeira \Ma*dei"ra\, n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See Matter.] A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. [1913 Webster] A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Madeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Madeira n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: Madeira, Madeira River] 2: an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands 3: an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands