Minuit

Min·u·it

M0322700 (mĭn′yo͞o-ĭt) also Min·ne·wit (-ə-wĭt), Peter 1580-1638. Dutch colonial administrator who purchased Manhattan from the Wappinger for trade goods legendarily valued at $24.

Min•u•it

(ˈmɪn yu ɪt)

n. Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America 1626–31.

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Minuit - Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)Minnewit, Peter Minnewit, Peter Minuit

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