Peter Minnewit

Definitions of Peter Minnewit
  1. noun
    Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
    synonyms: Minnewit, Minuit, Peter Minuit
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    colonist, settler
    a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
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