Moluccas

Speech parts

1. Moluccas - Noun

2. Moluccas - Proper noun

Meaning

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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Examples

António de Abreu then sailed to Amboina whilst Serrão sailed towards the Moluccas, but he was shipwrecked near Seram. Source: Internet

It was the first expedition of a series of bi-annual fleets to the Moluccas, that throughout the 16th century usually traveled along the coasts of the Sunda Islands. Source: Internet

The Moluccas and Sulawesi are located to the south-southwest and Palau is located to the east of the islands. citation. Source: Internet

This does not mean that relations were always cordial, such as in 1536 when the Portuguese attacked the Muslims in the Moluccas and the ambassador to the Brunei court had to leave because of the sultan's hostility. Source: Internet

The Bengal Presidency was aware of Penang's potential as an alternative to Dutch Moluccas as a source of spice production. Source: Internet

Between East and West: The Moluccas and the Traffic in Spices Up to the Arrival of Europeans. Source: Internet

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