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Minuit

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Min·u·it  (mny-t) also Min·ne·wit (--wt), Peter 1580-1638.
Dutch colonial administrator who purchased Manhattan from the Wappinger for trade goods legendarily valued at $24.
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Noun1.MinuitMinuit - Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
Minnewit, Peter Minnewit, Peter Minuit


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