Moluccas

[ muh-luhk-uhz ]

plural noun

1. a group of islands in Indonesia, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. About 30,000 sq. mi. (78,000 sq. km).

Moluccas

/ mə-; məʊˈlʌkəz /

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 1 990 598 (2000). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles) Indonesian nameMaluku Former nameSpice Islands

Other Words From

• Mo·luccan adjective noun

Example Sentences

Having lost his computation for the Moluccas, he discovered several islands in lat.

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In 1546 he went further east, past Java and Flores, and reached the Moluccas after a month and a half.

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Xavier spent two years in the Moluccas to prepare the way, and was back again in Goa in 1548.

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They, too, wanted to sail to the Moluccas by way of the Strait of Magellan.

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In 1515 there were Portuguese ships in Java and the Moluccas.

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