HyperDic: peter_minnewit

English > 1 sense of the expression Peter Minnewit:
NOUNperson Peter Minnewit, Minuit, Peter Minuit, MinnewitDutch colonist who bought / bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
English > Peter Minnewit: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningDutch colonist who bought / bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638).
SynonymsMinuit, Peter Minuit, 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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