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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Madeira, Madeira Rivernoun

    a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

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  1. madeira river

    The Madeira River is a major waterway in South America, approximately 3,250 kilometers long. It is the biggest tributary of the Amazon River and also considered the world's most powerful tributary. The river originates from Bolivia, flowing northward into Brazil, and drains into the Amazon River. It gets its name from the Portuguese word for 'wood', due to the large amounts of drifting wood in it. It also serves as a significant transportation system for the surrounding towns and villages, transporting commercial goods like Brazil nuts and rubber.

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  1. Madeira River

    The Madeira River is a major waterway in South America, approximately 3,250 km long. The Madeira is the biggest tributary of the Amazon. A map from Emanuel Bowen in 1747, held by the David Rumsey Map Collection, refers to the Madeira by the pre-colonial, indigenous name Cuyari: "The River of Cuyari, called by the Portuguese Madeira or the Wood River, is formed by two great rivers, which join near its mouth. It was by this River, that the Nation of Topinambes passed into the River Amazon."

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Madeira River

    formed by the junction of the Mamoré and Beni on the borders of Bolivia and Brazil, flows 900 m. NE., and joins the Amazon, as an affluent its longest and largest, and forms a magnificent navigable waterway.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of madeira river in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of madeira river in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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