Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun madeira

3 senses of madeira

Sense 1
Madeira, Madeira River -- (a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River)
       INSTANCE OF=> river -- (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")

Sense 2
Madeira -- (an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands)
       INSTANCE OF=> island -- (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Sense 3
Madeira -- (an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands)
       => fortified wine -- (wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added)