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Fort
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fort fört fořt for't fort-
English
+ (Colombo)
Proper noun
en.
en district city/Colombo c/Sri Lanka.
Derived terms
en Fortean
See also
en St Fort
Anagrams
en fort TofR frot
Dutch
Etymology
From nl fort fort, fortress. As a district of Colombo, from serving as the site of the Dutch East India Company's nl Fort Colombo. As a Dutch village, originally the name of a farm first attested as nl het Het nl fort Fort in 18511855.
See also nds-nl Fört.
Pronunciation
nl /fɔrt/
nl Nl-fort.ogg
nl Fort
nl ɔrt 1
nl fort
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/De Wolden p/Drenthe c/Netherlands
nl district city/Colombo c/Sri Lanka
References
German
de:
Etymology
From de fr fort.
Pronunciation
de [foːɐ̯]
de De-Fort.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de oːɐ̯ 1
de vor
Noun
n,,s
fort (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops)
Declension
n,,s
Further reading
de Military