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Fort Orange

Fort Orange proper noun: a former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States.

Proper noun

Fort Orange

  1. (historical) A former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States
    Synonyms:
    Albany
  2. (historical) A preserved Dutch fort in Oranjestad on Sint Eustatius
  3. (historical) A preserved Dutch fort on Itamaracá Island off Pernambuco, Brazil
    Synonyms:
    Fort of Santa Cruz de Itamaracá
  4. (historical) A ruined Dutch fort and trading post near Sekondi in Ghana
  5. (historical) A former Dutch fort and settlement at Tainan in southern Taiwan
    Synonyms:
    Tainan, Fort Zeelandia, Anping Fort
  6. (historical) A Dutch fort on Gorée Island off Senegal
  7. (historical) A Dutch fort on Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles

Synonyms of Fort Orange

Origin of Fort Orange

From various Dutch places named Fort Oranje (fort + Oranje), after the Oranje-Nassau branch of the House of Nassau, prominent in Dutch government since the 16th century Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule in the Netherlands.

Questions about Fort Orange

What does Fort Orange mean?
Fort Orange means a former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States.
What part of speech is Fort Orange?
Fort Orange is a proper noun.

Words near Fort Orange in the dictionary

  1. Fort Meade
  2. Fort Mill
  3. Fort Morgan
  4. Fort Myers
  5. Fort Myers Beach
  6. Fort Orange
  7. Fort Payne
  8. Fort Pierce
  9. Fort Pierre
  10. Fort Saskatchewan
  11. Fort Scott

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