Moluccas
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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The survivors fled to the Moluccas and from there sailed home to Spain.
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 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 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
Disappointed, however, in his views, he returned on Christmas-eve to the Moluccas, having been dismissed with great civility by Legaspi.
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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