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Fort Zeelandia

Fort Zeelandia proper noun: a preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress at Tainan on Taiwan.

Proper noun

Fort Zeelandia

  1. (historical) A preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress at Tainan on Taiwan
    Synonyms:
    Fort Orange, Anping Fort, Tainan
  2. (historical) A preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname
    Synonyms:
    Fort Willoughby, Nieuw-Amsterdam, New York
  3. (historical) A preserved 18th-century Dutch fortress on Fort Island, Guyana
    Synonyms:
    Fort Kyk-Over-Al
  4. (historical) A Dutch fortress in Benin

Synonyms of Fort Zeelandia

Origin of Fort Zeelandia

From various Dutch places named Fort Zeelandia (fort + Zeelandia) after the Dutch province Zealand.

Questions about Fort Zeelandia

What does Fort Zeelandia mean?
Fort Zeelandia means a preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress at Tainan on Taiwan.
What part of speech is Fort Zeelandia?
Fort Zeelandia is a proper noun.

Words near Fort Zeelandia in the dictionary

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

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