Spice Islands
Britishplural noun
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Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese veteran of Albuquerque’s attack on Malacca, also dreamed of finding a route to the Spice Islands.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The dried, ground spice found in most kitchen cabinets begins as the seed of the Myristica fragrans tree, indigenous to the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, of Indonesia.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2021
The Atlantic voyages of European mariners to the Americas, India and the Spice Islands — now the Maluku Islands of Indonesia — demanded re-engineered ships and growing expertise in celestial navigation.
From Nature • Dec. 18, 2018
In 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set out from Spain on five ships to find a western passage to the Spice Islands.
From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2018
India and the magical Spice Islands of the East were famed at the time for their gold, pearls, gems, and silk—a source of untold riches.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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