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Moluccas Definition
(n)
a
group
of
island
in
eastern
Indonesia
between
Celebes
and
New
Guinea
;
settled
by
the
Portuguese
but
taken
by
the
Dutch
who
made
them
the
center
for
a
spice
monopoly
,
at
which
time
they
were
known
as
Spice
Islands
Moluccas Synonyms
Moluccas
Spice Islands
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