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Moluccas

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məʊˈlʌkəz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə luk′əz)

Mo•luc•cas (mə luk′əz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)

Place Namesa group of islands in Indonesia, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. 995,000;
ab. 30,000 sq. mi. (78,000 sq. km). Also called Moluc′ca Is′lands, Spice Islands.

Mo•luc′can, adj., n.

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Moluccas /məʊˈlʌkəz; mə-/, Molucca Islands pl n

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 name: Maluku Former name: Spice Islands

'Moluccas' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Ambon - Aru Islands - Australian - Halmahera - Indonesia - Maluku - Seram - Spice Islands - Alfur - Ambonese - Banda Sea - Ceram - gomuti - Malay Archipelago - Papuan

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