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De Witt

[ duh wit ]
/ də ˈwɪt /

noun

Jan [yahn] /yɑn/,1625–72, Dutch statesman.
a male given name: from the Flemish family name meaning “white.”

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British Dictionary definitions for de witt

de Witt
/ (də ˈwɪt) /

noun

Johan. 1625–72, Dutch statesman; chief minister of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1653–72)
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