Fort Collins

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ft. Collins

  1. A city, the county seat of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

    City governments have joined in by deactivating the cameras or canceling contracts with Flock in Fort Collins, Colorado; Eugene, Oregon; Madison, Wisconsin; Knoxville, Tennessee; Syracuse, New York; and Walla Walla, Washington.

    2026 July 30, T.M. Brown, “Flock cameras are getting mobbed”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2026

Origin

Named after William O. Collins.

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Translations

Japanese フォートコリンズ
  • フォートコリンズ (Fōto Korinzu)city in Larimer County, Colorado
Korean 포트콜린스
  • 포트콜린스 (Poteu Kollinseu)city in Larimer County, Colorado
Cite this entry
APA

Fort Collins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Collins

MLA

“Fort Collins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Collins. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fort Collins,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Collins.

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