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Moluccas

DEFINITIONS OF: Moluccas

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n a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands

Synonyms:
Spice Islands
Example of:
island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
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