Moluccas
plural noun
a group of islands in Indonesia, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. About 30,000 sq. mi. (78,000 sq. km).
Moluccan
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a word derived from
Moluccas.
Example Sentences
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An hour’s drive from Tomohon is Bitung, terminus for ferry traffic from the Moluccan archipelago and Papua, Indonesia’s easternmost province.
From Economist ● Apr. 19, 2018
The day after John Berger died, a friend posted a video on my Facebook page of two Moluccan cockatoos at a tropical bird zoo and sanctuary in Tennessee.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2017
However they manage, parrots can live a half century or longer: the record-holder among Moluccan cockatoos, for example, is 92, and a very lucky kakapo might make it to 120.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2016
A large Moluccan community lives in the Netherlands.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2010
Breakfast was punctuated by the shrieks and cries of howler monkeys, hill mynahs and Moluccan cockatoos.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
