Meanings
- historicalA preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress at Tainan on Taiwan
Synonyms: Fort Orange, Anping Fort, Tainan
- historicalA preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname
Synonyms: Fort Willoughby, Nieuw-Amsterdam, New York
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress at Tainan on Taiwan
proper nounA preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname
proper nounA preserved 18th-century Dutch fortress on Fort Island, Guyana
Origin
From various Dutch places named Fort Zeelandia (fort + Zeelandia) after the Dutch province Zealand.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 熱蘭遮城 /热兰遮城, 安平古堡
- 熱蘭遮城 /热兰遮城 (Rèlánzhē Chéng)Fort Zeeland, Taiwan
- 安平古堡 (Ānpíng Gǔbǎo)Fort Zeeland, Taiwan
Cite this entry
Fort Zeelandia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Zeelandia
“Fort Zeelandia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Zeelandia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fort Zeelandia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Zeelandia.
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