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Madeira

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Madeira

River of northwest Brazil; length 3,250 km/2,020 mi. It is the longest tributary of the Amazon, and is formed by the rivers Beni and Mamoré. It flows northeast through the state of Amazonas to join the Amazon east of the city of Manaus. It is navigable by ocean-going vessels for 1,144 km/711 miles as far as Pôrto Velho. Gold-prospecting still occurs near the Bolivian border.

Madeira

City in Hamilton County, southwestern Ohio; population (1990) 9,100. Madeira is a residential suburb lying on the northeastern edge of the most heavily built-up area of Cincinnati.



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Captain Marryatt writes: "I do not know a spot on the globe which so much astonishes and delights upon first arrival as Madeira.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
If you dined with the Lovell Mingotts you got canvas-back and terrapin and vintage wines; at Adeline Archer's you could talk about Alpine scenery and "The Marble Faun"; and luckily the Archer Madeira had gone round the Cape.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
And there were other elements of good cheer: a log fire blazing heartily in the old dog-grate, casting a glow over the stone flags, a reassuring flicker into the darkest corner: cold viands of the very best: and the finest old Madeira that has ever passed my lips.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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