Moluccas
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Other Word Forms
- Moluccan adjective
Example Sentences
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After Hairun’s death, his son and heir Sultan Babullah declared a holy war against the Portuguese and drove them from the Moluccas in 1575.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Toward the end of the second century BC, merchants traveled along the Silk Road, transporting noodles from Xi’an, grapes from Dayuanand nutmeg from the Moluccas Islandsto eager buyers along its 4,000-mile network.
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2018
These habitats include the islands of Timor, Flores and the Moluccas of eastern Indonesia and, in western New Guinea, the Raja Ampat Islands and Cenderawasih Bay.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2014
The new rodent also provides clues to how mammals evolved and spread across the "stepping stones" of the Moluccas - known as one of the birthplaces of evolutionary theory.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2013
Thus abandoning the Moluccas, the Emperor turned all his thoughts to the conquest of the Western Isles, or Philippines.
From An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. by Zuniga, Martinez de
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