HyperDic: minuit

English > 1 sense of the word Minuit:
NOUNperson Minuit, Peter Minuit, Minnewit, Peter MinnewitDutch colonist who bought / bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
English > Minuit: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningDutch colonist who bought / bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638).
SynonymsPeter Minuit, Minnewit, Peter Minnewit
Instance ofsettler, colonistA person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
SpanishMinnewit, Minuit, Peter Minnewit, Peter Minuit
CatalanPeter Minuit

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