Spice Islands

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1. Spice Islands - Noun

2. Spice Islands - 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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Zanzibar and Pemba were world famous for their trade in spices and became known as the Spice Islands ; in the early 20th century, they produced approximately 90% of the world's supply of cloves. Source: Internet

Soon, the Portuguese sailed further eastward, to the Spice Islands in 1512, landing in China one year later. Source: Internet

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