Stuyvesant
[ stahy-vuh-suhnt ]
/ ˈstaɪ və sənt /
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noun
Peter, 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.
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Stuyvesant
/ (ˈstaɪvɪsənt) /
noun
Peter. ?1610–72, Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland (later New York) (1646–64)
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