Minuit
[min-yoo-it]
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noun
Peter,1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
Also Minnewit.
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Minuit's preparations for defence were not confined to fortifying the land.
The Colonization of North AmericaHerbert Eugene Bolton
As soon as Minuit had bought the island, he organized a government.
The Story of ManhattanCharles Hemstreet
Chronometers were with Minuit attractive and yet awe-giving subjects.
Tales of the ChesapeakeGeorge Alfred Townsend
Le Cur restait dans son confessional jusqu' minuit, quelquefois jusqu' une heure de matin.
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3Augustus J. C. Hare
Minuit—c'tait l'heure effrayante entre toutes, l'heure des apparitions, l'heure des malfices.
Le chteau des CarpathesJules Verne