Peter Stuyvesant

Noun

Meaning

the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Petrus Stuyvesant

Examples

Being greatly outnumbered, Director-General Peter Stuyvesant surrendered after negotiating favorable articles of capitulation. Source: Internet

In 1650, when Peter Stuyvesant met with English representatives to negotiate a "permanent" boundary between the Dutch and English colonies, the line they agreed on was more than convert west of the original settlement. Source: Internet

The fictional college is located in New York City, and its logo features Peter Stuyvesant with the words "Passus sum cum ligneo cruris" or "I have suffered with a wooden leg." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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