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Spice Islands — former name for the MOLUCCAS … English World dictionary
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Spice Islands — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Moluccas • Instance … Useful english dictionary
Spice Islands — Spice′ Is′lands n. pl. geg former name of the Moluccas … From formal English to slang
Spice Islands — Indonesia’s Moluccas; West Indian islands of Grenada and the Windwards … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Spice Islands — group of islands in eastern Indonesia (also known as Moluccas) … English contemporary dictionary
Spice Islands — /ˈspaɪs aɪləndz/ (say spuys uyluhndz) plural noun the former name of the Maluku Islands …
SPICE ISLANDS — See MOLUCCAS … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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