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Fort Wright

Fort Wright proper noun: a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.

Proper noun

Fort Wright

  1. A city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin of Fort Wright

The area that is now Fort Wright was the site of one of the American Civil War fortifications built for the defense of Cincinnati. The city, incorporated in 1941, was named for Major General Horatio Gouverneur Wright, a Union Army engineer.

Questions about Fort Wright

What does Fort Wright mean?
Fort Wright means a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
What part of speech is Fort Wright?
Fort Wright is a proper noun.

Words near Fort Wright in the dictionary

  1. Fort Wayne
  2. Fort William
  3. Fort Worth
  4. Fort Worthian
  5. Fort Worthians
  6. Fort Wright
  7. Fort Yates
  8. Fort Yukon
  9. Fort Zeelandia
  10. fort-da
  11. Fort-de-France

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