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:

Geography

People

  • 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

Arts, entertainment, and media

Food and wine

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

Schools

Other uses

See also

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