moluccas

• Nom propre désignant un groupe d'îles de l'est de l'Indonésie, situées entre Sulawesi et la Nouvelle-Guinée, historiquement peuplées par les Portugais puis conquises par les Néerlandais, qui y établirent un monopole sur les épices, à l'époque où elles étaient connues comme les Îles aux épices.

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.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Island group in IndonesiaB2formal

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

   Îles Moluques

   • 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.

   Synonymesspice islands