English Explanatory Dictionary

Fort Zeelandia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress at Tainan on Taiwan
  2. A preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname
  3. A preserved 18th-century Dutch fortress on Fort Island, Guyana
  4. A Dutch fortress in Benin

Word forms

Fort Zeelandia

Etymology

From various Dutch places named Fort Zeelandia (fort + Zeelandia) after the Dutch province Zealand.

Synonyms

Fort Orange Anping Fort Tainan Fort Willoughby Nieuw-Amsterdam New York Fort Kyk-Over-Al
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