Etymology

Fort Orange

Today it means: A former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States Full definition →

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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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.