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Madeiran, a. and n.|məˈdɪərən|
Also (formerly) Maderan.
[f. Madeira n.1 + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the island of Madeira or its people.
1826H. N. Coleridge Six Months W. Indies 27 The quintas or country residences of the English merchants are delightful, and it is a pretty thing to spend a Madeiran afternoon in riding about..from one to another. 1841R. T. Lowe in Trans. Zool. Soc. London III. 174 This common Mediterranean and Maderan species appears occasionally to visit the coasts of Cornwall, following pieces of floating wreck or timber. 1883Encycl. Brit. XV. 180/2 There are about a hundred plants which are peculiarly Madeiran. 1965D. A. & W. M. Bannerman Birds of Atlantic Islands II. 89 The Madeiran chaffinch is a very handsome bird indeed. 1990Bull. Hispan. Stud. LXVII. 343 Peninsular refers to the Spanish-speaking areas of the Peninsula; Portuguese to the continental Portuguese tradition as well as the Madeiran and Azoran versions.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Madeira.
1885J. Y. Johnson Madeira (ed. 3) v. 58 If the Azoreans and Madeirans would go in sufficient numbers, they would soon have ‘Sandwich’ to themselves, for the natives are rapidly dying off. 1900A. J. D. Biddle Madeira Islands (rev. ed.) I. x. 238 Though they dislike the English, Madeirans are ardent admirers of the Americans. 1965D. A. & W. M. Bannerman Birds of Atlantic Islands II. 55 A Madeiran with considerable..knowledge of the local birds. 1990J. & S. Farrow Madeira (ed. 2) xii. 115 Like most Portuguese people, the Madeiran is very friendly and polite and, on occasions, very formal. |