moluccas

• Eigenname für eine Inselgruppe im Osten Indonesiens zwischen Sulawesi und Neuguinea, historisch von Portugiesen besiedelt und später von Niederländern erobert, die dort ein Gewürzmonopol errichteten; damals als Gewürzinseln bekannt.

A proper noun referring to a group of islands in eastern Indonesia, located between Celebes and New Guinea, historically settled by the Portuguese and later taken by the Dutch, who established a spice monopoly there, at which time they were known as the Spice Islands.

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1. Island group in IndonesiaB2formal

   A group of islands in eastern Indonesia, located between Celebes and New Guinea, historically known as the Spice Islands.

   Molukken

   • The Moluccas were once the center of the global spice trade.
   • Portuguese explorers first settled the Moluccas in the 16th century.
   • The Dutch took control of the Moluccas to establish a monopoly on spices.

   Synonymespice islands