Minuit

[ min-yoo-it ]

/ ˈmɪn yu ɪt /

Peter,1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.

Also Minnewit.

Example sentences from the Web for minuit

Minuit's preparations for defence were not confined to fortifying the land.

The Colonization of North America |Herbert Eugene Bolton
As soon as Minuit had bought the island, he organized a government.

The Story of Manhattan |Charles Hemstreet
Minuit—c'tait l'heure effrayante entre toutes, l'heure des apparitions, l'heure des malfices.

Le chteau des Carpathes |Jules Verne
A few years ago some movement was for the first time made to erect a suitable monument to the memory of Minuit.

Luther and the Reformation: |Joseph A. Seiss

Governor Minuit built a fortification at the southern end of the island, and called it New Amsterdam.

The Land We Live In |Henry Mann