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moluccas

/məˈlʌk.əz/

翻译: 指印度尼西亚东部的一个群岛,位于苏拉威西岛和新几内亚岛之间,历史上曾先后被葡萄牙人和荷兰人控制,荷兰人曾在此实行香料贸易垄断,因此当时被称为香料群岛。

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/məˈlʌk.əz/C2formal
  • zh指印度尼西亚东部的一个群岛,位于苏拉威西岛和新几内亚岛之间,历史上曾先后被葡萄牙人和荷兰人控制,荷兰人曾在此实行香料贸易垄断,因此当时被称为香料群岛。

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.

    zh摩鹿加群岛

    • 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.

    同义词spice islands

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  • moluccas' possessive plural form
  • moluccas's possessive singular form