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Stuyvesant

[ stahy-vuh-suhnt ]

noun

  1. Peter, 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.


Stuyvesant

/ ˈstaɪvɪsənt /

noun

  1. StuyvesantPeter?16101672MDutchPOLITICS: colonial administrator Peter. ?1610–72, Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland (later New York) (1646–64)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Asian voters have been unhappy with proposals to change the rules for magnet high schools like Stuyvesant that admit children based on test scores.

Dr. Schank attended public schools in New York and graduated from Stuyvesant High School.

A court rejected Blackstone’s request to lift rent limits for thousands of apartments at Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, Manhattan’s largest apartment complex.

He was admitted to Stuyvesant High School, a public but competitive college-preparatory school in Manhattan, where he joined the archaeology club.

Oscar graduated from Stuyvesant High School, where he was in the archaeology club, in 1948.

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