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Van Rensselaer in American English (væn ˈrɛnsələr; ˈrɛnsəˌlɪr; ˈrɛnslər; ˈrɛnsˌlɪr) Stephen1764-1839; U.S. politician & general Van Rensselaer in American English (væn ˌrensəˈlɪər, ˈrensələr, for 1 also Dutch vɑːn ˈʀensəˌlɑːʀ) noun1. Kiliaen (ˈkiliˌɑːn) 1595–1644, Dutch merchant: founder of Dutch West India Company 1621; large landowner in America, colonizing along the Hudson River (ancestor of Stephen Van Rensselaer) 2. Stephen (“the Patroon”), 1765–1839, U.S. political leader and major general |