Madeira
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- proper noun
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Madeira
- Here, fishers haul dourado, an important food source, at the Teotonio cataracts on the Madeira River in western Brazil.
- Madeira River
Examples
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The cake is great with tea, but do try a slice with a little sweet or fortified wine if the mood takes you—that's why it's called Madeira cake, after all.
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To the east was the ribbon of the Alto Madre de Dios River, which flows into the Beni, which flows into the Madeira, which eventually meets the Amazon.
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- Give him some Madeira.
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River-dredging operations multiplied on the Madeira River in Rondonia.
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The Madeira River flows through western Brazil and is known for its remarkable biodiversity.
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Many researchers study the unique ecosystems along the banks of the Madeira River.
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The fishing communities depend on the resources provided by the Madeira River for their livelihoods.
Synonyms
A long river in western Brazil that joins the Amazon
Compounds
A group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco that are an autonomous region of Portugal
A small South American plant grown indoors for its bright, poisonous, cherry-sized fruit
Surface Forms
Etymology
Madeira for the river comes from the Portuguese madeira, which means 'wood'. Early travellers saw many trees and logs along its banks and so named the river for the wood, which helps you remember this large river in Brazil.