Moluccas
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8.3
- proper noun
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Molucas
- After the Indonesian crackdown that began in 2003, Jemaah Islamiyah reverted to recruitment and indoctrination for several years, but it has again begun to build a base of operations, especially in Central Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
- Moluccas and Sulawesi
Examples
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Other KOMPAK members acquired weaponry with which to instigate a new wave of sectarian bloodletting in Central Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
Academic text (2009) -
Other travellers, however, observed 'Alfur' (a term used for the original inhabitants of the Moluccas and nearby areas) or Papuan features on Bali too.
Academic text (2018) -
But on Morotai Island in the Moluccas, the fighting continued unabated.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ask the dead bodies of the non-Muslims in the Moluccas (Spice Islands, Maluku),
Blog text (3) -
Uncle Harold had pulled down old Dutch books on the East Indies and one of his own, his History of the Celebes and the Outer Moluccas.
Fiction book (1999) -
Ask the dead bodies of the non-Muslims in the Moluccas (Spice Islands, Maluku), but then the Western media didn't; bet they did not get any compensation.
Blog text (3) -
The Moluccas, also known as the Spice Islands, were once a key player in the global spice trade.
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Historically, the Moluccas were controlled by colonial powers like the Portuguese and Dutch.
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Many tourists visit the Moluccas for their rich culture and stunning natural beauty.
Synonyms
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6.3
A group of islands in eastern Indonesia known as the Spice Islands for cloves and nutmeg
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5.9
A group of islands in eastern Indonesia famous for nutmeg and cloves
Surface Forms
Etymology
Moluccas comes from the local Indonesian name Maluku, used long ago for the islands that were famous for spices. One popular story links it to Arabic al-muluk, meaning 'kings', so you can remember the Moluccas as the 'islands of kings' that once controlled the spice trade.