Meaning Of The Word Stuyvesant

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Stuyvesant in American English
Peter1592-1672; last Du. governor of New Netherland (1646-64)
noun: Peter 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64

Stuyvesant in British English
noun: Peter. ?1610–72, Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland (later New York) (1646–64)

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