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PETER MINUIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
Synonyms:
Minnewit; Minuit; Peter Minnewit; Peter Minuit
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)
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