English
Detailed Synonyms for Spice Islands in English
Spice Islands:
Spice Islands [the ~] nom
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the Spice Islands
– 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 1the Spice Islands; the Moluccas– 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 1