stuyvesant

What does stuyvesant mean?

stuyvesant means "the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)".

How many syllables are in stuyvesant?

stuyvesant has 3 syllables: stuy-ve-sant. The stress falls on "stuy". In IPA it is /ˈstaɪvəsənt/.

What is another word for stuyvesant?

Close synonyms include Peter Stuyvesant, Petrus Stuyvesant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stuyvesant a common word?

stuyvesant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for stuyvesant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.