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Moluccan, n. and a.|məˈlʌkən|
Also 7 Moluccian.
[f. molucca n. + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the Molucca Islands; also, any of the Austronesian languages spoken by them.
1613Purchas Pilgrimage v. xvi. 452 The Moluccians are better proportioned then other Indians. 1853H. St. John Indian Archipelago I. iv. 86 The Moluccans quickly discovered the character of the wanderers they had welcomed to their towns. 1903N.E.D. s.v. Lingo3, lingoa, Moluccan lenggoa. 1983K. Bulmer You'll be all Right x. 110 Cowley leafed through the file... ‘Arrested for sedition... Escaped and fled to Amsterdam... That's where most of the refugees seem to have gathered. Strong ties with the South Moluccans.’
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Molucca Islands, the Moluccans, or the languages spoken by them.
1853H. St. John Indian Archipelago I. iv. 85 A hospitality characteristic of the Moluccan race. 1909A. Wright 20th Cent. Impressions Netherlands India 60/1 A general movement against Dutch power, in which the Moluccan people were allied with the Kings of Macassar. 1926Geogr. Jrnl. LXVIII. 346 The Moluccan Arc..is of special interest from its resemblance to the Caribbean Arc, having a volcanic line bounding the basin within, and folded sedimentary rocks forming the outer margin. 1951Britannica Bk. of Year 342/2 Some prominent Ambonnese people..on April 25 [1950] seceded and proclaimed a South Moluccan independent republic. 1988Christian Science Monitor 13 May 22/3 It was a Moluccan blue-ringed octopus, whose bite can be deadly. |