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Molucca
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English
Etymology
From en id Maluku.
Proper noun
s
en especially in the plural The Molucca Islands, a group of islands in Southeast Asia which are now part of Indonesia.
en 1596 w:Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene 10 And now on earth it selfe enlarged has / From th'utmost brinke of the Armericke shore / Unto the margent of the Molucas?
Usage notes
Not to be confused with en Malacca.
Derived terms
en Molucca balm bean of Molucca Molucca grain Molucca bean Molucca berry Molucca crab Molucca grains Molucca palm