Minnewit,Peter

Minnewit,Peter
Min·ne·wit (mĭnʹə-wĭt), Peter.

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  • Minnewit — noun Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580 1638) • Syn: ↑Minuit, ↑Peter Minuit, ↑Peter Minnewit • Instance Hypernyms: ↑settler, ↑colonist * * * /min yooh it, euh wit/, n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Peter Minuit — Pierre Minuit Pierre Minuit Pierre Minuit ou Peter Minnewit (Wesel, vers 1580 1638) est un gouverneur de la colonie des Nouveaux Pays Bas. Les parents de Pierre Minuit, originaires de Tournai, s étaient installés en …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Peter Minnewit — noun Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580 1638) • Syn: ↑Minuit, ↑Peter Minuit, ↑Minnewit • Instance Hypernyms: ↑settler, ↑colonist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Minnewit — /min yooh it, euh wit/, n. Peter. See Minuit, Peter. * * * …   Universalium

  • Minnewit — Mịnnewit,   Mịnuit, Peter, Kolonisator in niederländischen und schwedischen Diensten, Gründer der Stadt New York, * Wesel um 1580, ✝ (Schiffsuntergang) auf dem Weg nach Saint Christopher im Karibischen Meer Juni 1638; französischer oder… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Minuit, Peter — born с 1589, Wesel, Kleve died June 1638, Caribbean Sea Dutch colonial governor of New Netherland. In 1626 the Dutch West India Co. named him director general of the colony on Manhattan Island. According to legend, to legitimize Dutch occupation… …   Universalium

  • Minuit — noun Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580 1638) • Syn: ↑Peter Minuit, ↑Minnewit, ↑Peter Minnewit • Instance Hypernyms: ↑settler, ↑colonist …   Useful english dictionary

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