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