"Fort Myers" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: fort + Myers; Named after quartermaster Abraham Myers who had earlier served in the Second Seminole War, prior to the fort being built. The city is named after the fort that occupied the location of the city. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fort}} fort, {{m|en|Myers}} Myers Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Fort Myers
  1. A former military outpost in Florida Territory, United States Categories (place): Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Fort_Myers-en-name-4ppwJgt9
  2. A city, the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States, on the west coast of Florida peninsula, on the Gulf of Mexico Categories (place): Cities in Florida, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Florida, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Ft. Myers, Ft Myers, FT Myers Derived forms: Fort Myers Beach
    Sense id: en-Fort_Myers-en-name-vRR-Mngi Categories (other): County seats of Florida, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 77

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