MADEIRA

I. noun Etymology: Portuguese, from ~ Islands Date: 1596 an amber-colored fortified wine from ~, II. geographical name 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 N Atlantic N of the Canaries belonging to Portugal capital Funchal area 308 square miles (798 square kilometers ), population 253,000, island, chief of group area 285 square miles (741 square kilometers ) , ~n adjective or noun