Associations to the word «Moluccas»

Wiktionary

MOLUCCAS, proper noun. An archipelago in Indonesia.

Dictionary definition

MOLUCCAS, noun. 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.

Wise words

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