The name of the island of Manhattan is translated as "place of n * stancy"

The name of the island of Manhattan - the heart of New York, happens according to one version of the Mann-Hata that in an Indian language means "place of n * stancy" or "the place where we had been poisoned." According to legend, in 1524 in these areas has landed the first European explorers - a resident of Florence, John. Verrazano. He was not slow to establish trade relations with the local people and exchanged a large number of animal skins, offered to him by the natives, to "fire water." The deal was just on the island of Manhattan. Untrained Indians were never able to recover from the shock after al * tried exposed, and began to dignify this island "a place where they had been poisoned" - as a warning to future generations.

Some boring scientists, however, argue that the word "Manhattan" is merely "a hilly island", and which version you prefer, decide for yourself.

Source: www.znaeteli.ru

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