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Mo⋅luc⋅cas

[muh-luhk-uhz]
–noun (used with a plural verb)
a group of islands in Indonesia, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. 995,000; ab. 30,000 sq. mi. (78,000 sq. km).
Also called Molucca Islands, Spice Islands.


Mo⋅luc⋅can, adjective, noun
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Spice Islands   (spīs)   
See Moluccas.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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