Fort Zeelandia

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Fort Zeelandia

1. (historical) A preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress at Tainan on Taiwan
2. (historical) A preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname
3. (historical) A preserved 18th-century Dutch fortress on Fort Island, Guyana
4. (historical) A Dutch fortress in Benin

Synonyms

• Fort Orange (1)
• Anping Fort (1)
• Tainan (1)
• Fort Willoughby (2)
• Nieuw-Amsterdam (2)
• New York (2)
• Fort Kyk-Over-Al (3)

Translations

Fort Zeeland, Taiwan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱蘭遮城 / 热兰遮城 (Rèlánzhē Chéng), 安平古堡 (Ānpíng Gǔbǎo)