Moluccas
Americanplural noun
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The survivors fled to the Moluccas and from there sailed home to Spain.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Toward the end of the second century BC, merchants traveled along the Silk Road, transporting noodles from Xi’an, grapes from Dayuanand nutmeg from the Moluccas Islandsto eager buyers along its 4,000-mile network.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2018
These habitats include the islands of Timor, Flores and the Moluccas of eastern Indonesia and, in western New Guinea, the Raja Ampat Islands and Cenderawasih Bay.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2014
The new rodent also provides clues to how mammals evolved and spread across the "stepping stones" of the Moluccas - known as one of the birthplaces of evolutionary theory.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2013
Like Drake before him, he ravaged the coast of South America and then steered straight away across the sea to the Moluccas.
From A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows
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