Fort Orange

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Fort Orange

1. (historical) A former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States
2. (historical) A preserved Dutch fort in Oranjestad on Sint Eustatius
3. (historical) A preserved Dutch fort on Itamaracá Island off Pernambuco, Brazil
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
6. (historical) A Dutch fort on Gorée Island off Senegal
7. (historical) A Dutch fort on Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles

Synonyms

• Albany (1)
• Fort of Santa Cruz de Itamaracá (3)
• Tainan (5)
• Fort Zeelandia (5)
• Anping Fort (5)