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Peter Minnewit

DEFINITIONS OF: Peter Minnewit

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n Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)

Synonyms:
Minnewit, Minuit, Peter Minuit
Example of:
colonist, settler
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
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