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Peter Stuyvesant   /pˈitər stˈaɪvəsənt/   Listen
Peter Stuyvesant

noun
1.
The last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672).  Synonyms: Petrus Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant.





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"Peter Stuyvesant" Quotes from Famous Books



... door-bell brought the three girls to their feet, but the footfalls in the corridor, double quick time, and accentuated, announced merely the arrival of Jimmie Sears, and Peter Stuyvesant, nicknamed ...
— Turn About Eleanor • Ethel M. Kelley


Words linked to "Peter Stuyvesant" :   administrator, executive


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