# Fort Orange

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States
2. A preserved Dutch fort in Oranjestad on Sint Eustatius
3. A preserved Dutch fort on Itamaracá Island off Pernambuco, Brazil
4. A ruined Dutch fort and trading post near Sekondi in Ghana
5. A former Dutch fort and settlement at Tainan in southern Taiwan
6. A Dutch fort on Gorée Island off Senegal
7. A Dutch fort on Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fort-orange