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 Mo·luc·cas /məˈlʌkəz/

 Moluccas
      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 [syn: Spice
          Islands]