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Amboyna — can refer to:* Ambon, Maluku, a city in Indonesia * an archaic name for Ambon Island, part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia * the burl of Pterocarpus trees, originally exported from Ambon, but now from many locations in SEAsia * a tragedy by… … Wikipedia
amboyna — am·boy·na also am·boi·na (ăm boiʹnə) n. See padauk. [After Amboyna (Ambon).] * * * … Universalium
amboyna — n. the decorative wood of the SE Asian tree Pterocarpus indicus. Etymology: Amboyna Island in Indonesia … Useful english dictionary
Amboyna pine — (Bot.) The resiniferous tree {Agathis Dammara}, of the Moluccas. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amboyna wood — Am*boy na wood A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the {Pterocarpus Indicus} of Amboyna, Borneo, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amboyna (play) — Amboyna, or the Cruelties of the Dutch to the English Merchants is a tragedy by John Dryden written in 1673. Its subject is the Amboyna massacre that took place on Ambon Island in 1623.Dryden reportedly wrote the play in the short space of a… … Wikipedia
Amboyna Cay — or Truong Sa Island ( tl. Lagos; zh cp|c=安波沙洲|p=Anbo Shazhou; vi. Đảo An Bang; ms. Pulau Amboyna Kecil) is an island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. With an area of 1.6 hectares, it is the thirteenth largest Spratly island and the… … Wikipedia
Amboyna button — Am*boy na but ton (Med.) A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amboyna wood — [am boi′nə] n. the mottled, curled wood of an Asiatic, leguminous tree (Pterocarpus indicus), used in making furniture: also sp. Amboina wood * * * … Universalium
Amboyna wood — [am boi′nə] n. the mottled, curled wood of an Asiatic, leguminous tree (Pterocarpus indicus), used in making furniture: also sp. Amboina wood … English World dictionary
Amboyna massacre — The Amboyna massacre [The old spelling for the name Amboina/Ambon is used, because Amboyna massacre is a common expression in the English language. For that reason the word massacre is retained, though the incident was not a massacre in the usual … Wikipedia
