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moluccas

/moʊ'ləkəz/

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noun
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
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dutch east indies indonesia republic of indonesia

Definition that contains moluccas

agathis dammara native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin
amboina pine native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin
amboyna pine native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin
agathis alba native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin