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MINUIT
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• MINUIT (noun)
The noun MINUIT has 1 sense:
1. Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
Familiarity information: MINUIT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Minnewit; Minuit; Peter Minnewit; Peter Minuit
Instance hypernyms:
colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)
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