Minuit, Peter

Min u it, Peter |ˈminyo͞oit ˈmɪnjuɪt | (1580 –1638 ), Dutch colonial administrator. He was the first director general of the North American Dutch colony of New Netherland 1626 –31. He purchased Manhattan Island from Native Americans in 1626 for 60 guilders ($24 ).

Minuit, Peter

Min u it, Peter |ˈminyo͞oit ˈmɪnjuɪt | (1580 –1638 ), Dutch colonial administrator. He was the first director general of the North American Dutch colony of New Netherland 1626 –31. He purchased Manhattan Island from Native Americans in 1626 for 60 guilders ($24 ).

minuit

minuit n. m. nom masculin 1 Le milieu de la nuit. 2 Début de la première heure du jour (24 heures ou 0 heure ). Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom. Il est minuit et demi (0 h 30 ). Le dernier métro part à minuit précis. Quand le nom minuit est sujet, le verbe s ’accorde au singulier. Minuit sonne.