Madeira (disambiguation)
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- Madeira is the Portuguese word for wood and mainly refers to the Madeira Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, an autonomous region of Portugal and a popular holiday destination from Europe. It is also the name of the largest of the islands.
Other places
- The Madeira River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River in South America.
- Madeira is a city in Hamilton County in the State of Ohio in the United States.
- Madeira Beach is a city in Pinellas County in the State of Florida in the United States.
In food
- Madeira wine is a fortified wine made in the Madeira islands, and popular as a dessert wine and for making reduction sauces.
- Madeira cake is an old English cake, reportedly ideal for eating with a glass of Madeira wine.
- Madeira sauce is a sauce made with Madeira wine.
People
- Phil Madeira is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer from Nashville, Tennessee.
- Jamila Madeira (born 17 July 1975) is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists.
- George Madeira (b. October 1836; d. January 1922) was a mining engineer and mineralogist who founded the first astronomical observatory in California in the town of Volcano.
Other uses
- The Madeira School is a private girls' school in McLean, Virginia in the United States.
- Madeira is a schooner-barge which sank at Gold Rock on the north shore of Lake Superior during a storm in November 1905. The shipwreck is located in the State of Minnesota in the United States.
- The University of Madeira (Universidade da Madeira) is a public university in Madeira.
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