"Fort" meaning in All languages combined

See Fort on Wiktionary

Proper name [Dutch]

IPA: /fɔrt/ Audio: Nl-fort.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔrt Etymology: From fort (“fort, fortress”). As a district of Colombo, from serving as the site of the Dutch East India Company's Fort Colombo. As a Dutch village, originally the name of a farm first attested as Het Fort in 1851–1855. See also Dutch Low Saxon Fört. Etymology templates: {{ndash}} –, {{cog|nds-nl|Fört}} Dutch Low Saxon Fört Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Fort n
  1. a village in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Drenthe, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Drenthe, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Fort-nl-name-kDXvjxpA Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 43 19 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 20 10 22 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. a district of Colombo, Sri Lanka Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Colombo, Places in Sri Lanka
    Sense id: en-Fort-nl-name-JmxR-mtn Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Colombo

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fort
  1. A surname. Related terms: St Fort
    Sense id: en-Fort-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A district of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Categories (place): Places in Colombo, Places in Sri Lanka
    Sense id: en-Fort-en-name-XcxonUos Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Colombo, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Noun [German]

IPA: [foːɐ̯] Audio: De-Fort.ogg
Rhymes: -oːɐ̯ Etymology: From French fort. Etymology templates: {{der|de|fr|fort}} French fort Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Fort n (strong, genitive Forts, plural Forts) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: Forts [genitive], Forts [plural], strong [table-tags], Fort [nominative, singular], Forts [definite, nominative, plural], Forts [genitive, singular], Forts [definite, genitive, plural], Fort [dative, singular], Forts [dative, definite, plural], Fort [accusative, singular], Forts [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fort (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops) Wikipedia link: de:Fort Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Fort-de-noun-lDAhshvn Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Military

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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