STUYVESANT, PETER


Meaning of STUYVESANT, PETER in English

Stuy ‧ ve ‧ sant, Peter /ˈstaɪvəs ə nt/ BrE AmE

(1592–1672) the last Dutch ↑ governor of the ↑ colony of New Netherland (which contained parts of the current states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware), before it became part of the British Empire

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.