(1580–1638), Dutch colonial administrator, the first director general of the North American Dutch colony of New Netherland 1626–31. He is said to have purchased Manhattan Island from North American Indians in 1626 for 60 guilders.
Definition of Minuit, Peter in US English:
Minuit, Peter
proper nounˈminyo͞oit
(1580–1638), Dutch colonial administrator, the first director general of the North American Dutch colony of New Netherland 1626–31. He is said to have purchased Manhattan Island from North American Indians in 1626 for 60 guilders.