Moluccas (the)

Moluccas (the)
Moluccas (the) /məˈlʌkəz/ , Molucca Islands /məˈlʌkəz ˈaɪləndz/
n. pl.
(geogr.) le Molucche.
(Place names) Moluccas (the) /məˈlʌkəz/
(le) Molucche

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