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