n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' dir- ə , - ' der- ə
Function: geographical name
1 river 2013 mi (3239 km ) W Brazil formed at Bolivian border by confluence of the Mamoré & the Beni & flowing NE to the Amazon
2 islands in N. Atlantic N of the Canaries belonging to Portugal capital Funchal area 308 sq mi (798 sq km ), pop 245,011
3 island, chief of group area 285 sq mi (741 sq km )
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