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    De Witt
    noun
    Jan 1625–72, Dutch statesman.
  • de Witt
    de Witt
    noun
    Johan. 1625–72, Dutch statesman; chief minister of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1653–72)

De Witt

American  
[duh wit] / də ˈwɪt /

noun

  1. Jan 1625–72, Dutch statesman.

  2. a male given name: from the Flemish family name meaning “white.”


de Witt British  
/ də ˈwɪt /

noun

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

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How did it feel to win the election after just a few months of campaigning, following the death of state Sen. Rocky De Witt, especially being in a deeply Republican district?

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025

County Superior Court Judge Susan J. De Witt declined to release Matarico, who remains jailed in lieu of $590,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

In our view, Supervisors Rocky De Witt, Jeremy Taylor and Marty Pottebaum made the right decision at the board’s Feb. 20 meeting when they voted to reinstate a ban on weapons throughout the courthouse.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2018

Karnes, De Witt, and Gonzales Counties – the dark blue cluster Northeast of La Salle on the map – all also have high oil production and income inequality.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2016

The De Witt brothers accused of treason to the Republic!

From The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch by Eug?ne Sue

Strohmeier was making a casual comment, but Sokota and Schroeder de Witt took it seriously.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 15, 2023

Murray is giving a trial to German Jan de Witt, who has coached Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon and Nikoloz Basilashvili.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2021

Ten years later, the companies still hold the licenses but have made no effort to invest, thereby blocking development, according to Mike de Witt, who led the negotiations for BRC Diamond Core at the time.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2017

“It’s a very fertile period,” said David de Witt, the chief curator at the Rembrandt House, who was responsible for the exhibition.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2015

Opzoomer has a portrait of Rembertus Frescarode, one called Erasmus in his Study, and one of the Brothers de Witt in Prison in Gevangenpoort.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton

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