Madeira (disambiguation)

Madeira 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.

Other uses

• The Madeira School is a private girls' school in McLean, Virginia in the United States.
• The Madeira was a schooner-barge which sank at Gold Rock in Lake Superior during a storm in November 1905
• Madeira is also a Portuguese word for wood