Madeira (disambiguation)

Madeira (the Portuguese word for wood), officially named the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores); it is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of mainland Portugal.

Madeira may also refer to:

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People edit

  • George Madeira (1836–1922), a mining engineer and mineralogist who founded the first astronomical observatory in California
  • Jamila Madeira (born 1975), a Portuguese socialist politician and Member of the European Parliament
  • Phil Madeira (born 1952), an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer from Nashville, Tennessee

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Food and wine edit

  • Madeira cake, an English cake originating in the 18th Century
  • Madeira wine, a fortified wine made on the island of Madeira

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