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Meanings of amboyna in anglès

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Tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain.

Mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus.

Usage of amboyna in anglès
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A day's sail took us off Amboyna, the capital of the Moluccas.
In the Eastern Seas
2
He had brought with him, from Amboyna, his old companion, John Deyro.
The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volume...
3
On leaving Amboyna, we accordingly shaped our course in that direction.
Mark Seaworth
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He demanded compensation from the Dutch for the half-forgotten outrage of Amboyna in 1623.
The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History
5
We came to an anchor off the town of Amboyna.
In the Eastern Seas
6
Johore, Achem, Paham, Patane, Amboyna, and Bantam, were the most probable points of attack.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
7
The Portuguese were the first European nation to visit Amboyna (1511).
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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Of this the Amboyna government gave a notable proof.
The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volume...
9
On your arrival at Amboyna your first business must be to wait on Mr. Martin.
The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary
10
Then there are the "Orang Sirani," as at Ternate and Amboyna.
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2 / The Land of the Orang-utan and...
11
But there was always some fighting in the Far South East; and Amboyna was never forgotten.
Flag and Fleet: How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
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Massacre of the English at Amboyna, in 1623.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
13
Two or three native Christian schoolmasters have been sent over from Amboyna to teach the inhabitants.
In the Eastern Seas
14
The four ships continued at Amboyna but twenty days, after which they set sail towards Malacca.
The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volume...
15
All the voyage I was a lucky man, till we came to a place called Amboyna.
Pâkia / 1901
16
Borneo supplied camphor, Amboyna nutmegs and mace, and two small islands, Temote and Tidor, offered cloves.
The Age of the Reformation