HyperDic: stuyvesant

English > 1 sense of the word Stuyvesant:
NOUNperson Stuyvesant, Peter Stuyvesant, Petrus Stuyvesantthe last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland
Stuyvesant > pronunciation
Soundsstay'vahsahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > Stuyvesant: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningThe last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672).
SynonymsPeter Stuyvesant, Petrus Stuyvesant
Instance ofadministrator, executivesomeone who manages a government ... / government agency or department
SpanishPeter Stuyvesant
CatalanPeter Stuyvesant

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