fortin

F4O1R1T1I1N1

noun

A small fort; a fortlet.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

fortin1

nounfortin (plural fortins)

plural fortins

  1. historicalobsoleteA small fort; a fortlet.

Fortin2

proper nounFortin (plural Fortins)

plural Fortins

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

fortin · noun

  1. Frenchfortin
  2. Englishfortin

Borrowed from French fortin. See fort.

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Fortin · proper noun

  1. FrenchFortin
  2. EnglishFortin

From French Fortin.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 福廷
  • 福廷 (Fútíng)Translations
French Fortin
  • FortinTranslations

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APA

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

MLA

“fortin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fortin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fortin.

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