NOUN
- Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
How To Use Peter Minuit In A Sentence
- Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in 1626 from the Manhattan Indians, supposedly for some $24 worth of merchandise.
- Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in '2' from the Manhattan Indians, supposedly for some $24 worth of merchandise.