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Spice islands
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What's The Definition Of Spice islands?
[n] a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spice islands: Moluccas Related Terms | Find terms related to Spice islands: See Also | Dutch East Indies | Indonesia | island | Republic of Indonesia |
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