De Witt is Dutch for "The White". De Witt, DeWitt or Dewitt may refer to:
People
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DeWitt (name) DeWitt or Dewitt is a concatenated primarily American form of the Dutch surname De Witt (surname), De Witt or De Wit (surname), De Wit, both meaning "the white (one)", "the blond (one)". It also became a popular given name following the New York Gov ...
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De Witt (surname) De Witt is a surname of Dutch origin meaning "the white". In America, the name is usually concatenated to DeWitt. Notable people with the surname include:
* De Witt (family), a patrician family from the Dutch Golden Age
** Andries de Witt (1573– ...
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De Witt (family), a patrician family from the Dutch Golden Age, especially:
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Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt (; 24 September 1625 – 20 August 1672), ''lord of Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en IJsselvere'', was a Dutch statesman and a major political figure in the Dutch Republic in the mid-17th century, the Fi ...
(1625–1672), statesman at the time of the First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars
Places
In Australia:
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De Witt Island
De Witt Island, also known as Big Witch, is an island located close to the south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is the largest of the Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comprises part of the Southwest National Park and the Tasma ...
, Tasmania, Australia
In the United States:
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DeWitt, Arkansas
DeWitt is the second largest city in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States, which also serves as the county seat of the southern district of Arkansas County. Population was 3,292 at the time of the 2010 census. The city is located on the Ark ...
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Dewitt, Lassen County, California Dewitt is a former settlement in Lassen County, California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populou ...
, an unincorporated community
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DeWitt, Illinois
DeWitt is a village in DeWitt County, Illinois, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 184 at the 2010 census. The United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau and the USGS list the village's name as De Witt, although th ...
, a village in DeWitt County
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DeWitt Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
DeWitt Township is one of thirteen Civil township, townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 479 and it contained 215 housing units. It was renamed from its origin ...
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DeWitt County, Illinois
DeWitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,561. Its county seat is Clinton. The county was formed on March 1, 1839, from Macon and McLean counties. The county was named in ho ...
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DeWitt, Iowa
DeWitt is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,215 at the time of the 2020 census, which represented a 9.2% increase over that of 2000, making it the fastest growing city in Clinton County.
History
DeWitt was plat ...
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DeWitt, Michigan, a city in Clinton County
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DeWitt Charter Township, Michigan
DeWitt Charter Township is a charter township of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,321 at the 2010 census, which was an increase from 12,143 at the 2000 census.
The original survey township now includes port ...
, in Clinton County
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De Witt, Missouri
De Witt is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 83 at the 2020 census.
History
A post office called De Witt has been in operation since 1842. The community was named for DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York.
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De Witt, Nebraska
De Witt is a village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 520 at the 2020 census.
History
De Witt was established in 1872 when the railroad was extended to that point.
Geography
De Witt is located at (40.394982, -96.92 ...
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DeWitt, New York
DeWitt is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 26,074. The town is named after Major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier. An eastern suburb of Syracuse, DeWitt also is "the site of ...
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DeWitt County, Texas
DeWitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,824. The county seat is Cuero. The county was founded in 1846 and is named for Green DeWitt, who founded an early colony in Texas.
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DeWitt, Virginia
DeWitt is an unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. DeWitt is located on U.S. Route 1 northeast of McKenney.
DeWitt is located along a former railroad mainline. The Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad, p ...
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Dewitt, West Virginia
Dewitt is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers ...
Other
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DeWitt Motor Company
The DeWitt Motor Company produced automobiles in a factory in North Manchester, Indiana from about 1908 through 1910.
The vehicles came in two models, a 2-seater runabout and a 2-seater light truck. Both were high wheelers which much resembled ...
, early 20th century US automobile company
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DeWitt notation
Physics often deals with classical models where the dynamical variables are a collection of functions
''α'' over a d-dimensional space/spacetime manifold ''M'' where ''α'' is the " flavor" index. This involves functionals over the ''φs, func ...
, mathematical notation
* DeWitt Clause, usage restrictions in software licenses, named for computer scientist
David DeWitt
David J. DeWitt (July 20, 1948) is a computer scientist specializing in database management system research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to moving to MIT, DeWitt was the John P. Morgridge Professor (Emeritus) of Computer ...
See also
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de Wit
De Wit or de Wit is a surname of Dutch origin meaning "the white (one)", thought to be generally a reference to blond hair. In 2007, 24,904 people had this name in Netherlands alone, making it the 21st most common name in that country.Leendert Bro ...
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de Witte (disambiguation)
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