Madeira

Meaning

Name

1. An island in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.
2. A river in Amazonas, Brazil, a tributary of the Amazon.
3. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, named after landowner John Madeira.
4. A surname.

Noun

A type of fortified wine produced on that island.

Synonyms

Madeira River

Madeiras

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈdɪəɹ.ə/

Etymology

From Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matter.