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Noun: Minuit  mi-nyoo-it
  1. Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
    - Peter Minuit, Minnewit, Peter Minnewit

Type of: colonist, settler

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