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Moluccas

[ muh-luhk-uhz ]

plural noun

  1. a group of islands in Indonesia, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. About 30,000 sq. mi. (78,000 sq. km).


Moluccas

/ məʊˈlʌkəz; mə- /

plural noun

  1. a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 1 990 598 (2000). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles) Indonesian nameMaluku Former nameSpice Islands
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Other 51Թ Forms

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I watched Muslims and Christians tearing each other apart in the Moluccas.

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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.

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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake had struck the Moluccas in July, killing at least four people.

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Nearby Indonesia’s Moluccas islands were hit by scores of aftershocks on Monday after an earthquake killed at least two people, prompting hundreds of people to flee their homes.

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A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the Moluccas islands on Sunday, according to the U.S.

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