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peter stuyvesant

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Stuy⋅ve⋅sant

  [stahy-vuh-suhnt]
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Peter, 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.
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Stuy·ve·sant   (stī'vĭ-sənt)   
Dutch colonial administrator. The last Dutch governor (1646-1664) of New Netherland, he was unpopular for his harsh leadership and in 1664 was forced to surrender the colony to England.
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Stuyvesant, Peter [(steye-vi-sent)]

A notoriously hot-tempered governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. In 1664, he surrendered it to the English, who renamed it New York.

Note: Stuyvesant's most familiar feature was his artificial right leg, fitted with silver ornaments.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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