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Stuyvesant

US/ˈstaɪvəsənt/

Stuyvesant proper noun: a surname from Dutch.

Proper noun

Stuyvesant (plural Stuyvesants)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Forms of Stuyvesant

pluralStuyvesants

Origin of Stuyvesant

From Dutch Stuyvesant.

Questions about Stuyvesant

What does Stuyvesant mean?
Stuyvesant means a surname from Dutch.
What part of speech is Stuyvesant?
Stuyvesant is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stuyvesant?
Stuyvesant is pronounced /ˈstaɪvəsənt/ (US).

Words near Stuyvesant in the dictionary

  1. Stutton
  2. Stutz Bearcat
  3. Stutzman
  4. Stutzmans
  5. stuuupid
  6. Stuyvesant
  7. STV
  8. STVs
  9. StVZO
  10. stwy
  11. stwys

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