Moluccas
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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 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
The discovery of oil and tin on the islands and the desire for more rubber plantations prompted the Dutch to gradually expand their control over Sumatra, part of Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas, and Bali.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
The lawsuit was brought by a group that calls itself the Republic of the South Moluccas which has been seeking independence struggle from Indonesia since the 1950s.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2010
The account which Sebastian del Cano gave of the expedition, induced the Emperor, to send other armaments to the Moluccas.
From An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. by Zuniga, Martinez de
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