Meanings
- historicalA former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States
Synonyms: Albany
- historicalA preserved Dutch fort in Oranjestad on Sint Eustatius
- historicalA preserved Dutch fort on Itamaracá Island off Pernambuco, Brazil
Synonyms: Fort of Santa Cruz de Itamaracá
- historicalA ruined Dutch fort and trading post near Sekondi in Ghana
- historicalA former Dutch fort and settlement at Tainan in southern Taiwan
Synonyms: Tainan, Fort Zeelandia, Anping Fort
- historicalA Dutch fort on Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States
proper nounA preserved Dutch fort on Itamaracá Island off Pernambuco, Brazil
proper nounA former Dutch fort and settlement at Tainan in southern Taiwan
Origin
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.
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Fort Orange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Orange
“Fort Orange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Orange. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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