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Maluku

British  
/ mɑːˈluːkuː /

noun

  1. the Indonesian name for the Moluccas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Kinshasa, preparations for a possible Bundibugyo response are intensifying, with surveillance and rapid-response capacity being reinforced at Maluku, the city's main entry point.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The volcano, located on an island in the eastern North Maluku province, has been erupting almost every day since early May.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

The quake was felt in several cities in North Maluku and North Sulawesi, which is west of the epicentre.

From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023

The treaty awarded the Maluku Islands to Portugal with the understanding that should Spain wish to claim them it could, but it would have to compensate Portugal for its loss.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

One large tribe, the Maluku, a branch of the Sibnowans, are, it appears, very desirous of being under my protection.

From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Henry Keppel

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