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Word:
stuyvesant
IPA transcription: [st'aɪvəsənt]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
Stuyvesant, Peter_Stuyvesant, Petrus_Stuyvesant
Meaning:
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
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