Maluku

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

The islands are said to have been named Arabic جَزِيرَات المَلِك‎ (jazīrāt al-malik, literally “king islands”) by Arab merchants.

Proper noun

Maluku

  1. A province of modern Indonesia, broadly the southern part of Pulau (island) Maluku.
  2. Synonym of Moluccas
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