FORT DUQUESNE

Meaning of FORT DUQUESNE in English

a French fort that stood on the site of Pittsburgh, Pa.: captured in 1758 by the British in the French and Indian War.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FORT DUQUESNE — ист форт Дюкен Французское фортификационное сооружение в сети фортов от озера Эри [Erie, Lake] до устья р. Огайо [Ohio River]. Построен в …
FORT DUQUESNE — ист. форт Дюкен Французское фортификационное сооружение в сети фортов от озера Эри до устья р. Огайо [Ohio River]. Построен в …
FORT — forteresse
English interlingue dictionary
FORT — kota
English-Visayan vocabulary
FORT — noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French ~, from ~, adjective, strong, from Latin ~is Date: 15th century a strong …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUQUESNE — biographical name Marquis Abraham 1610-1688 French naval officer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fort Knox Fort Lauderdale Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort McHenry Fort Stanwix Treaties of …
Английский словарь Британика
FORT — I. ˈfō(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)r], -ōə], -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English forte, from Middle French fort, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORT — (n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, …
Английский словарь Webster
FORT — /fawrt, fohrt/ , n. 1. a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUQUESNE — /dooh kayn", dyooh-/ ; for 1 also Fr. /dyuu ken"/ , n. 1. Abraham /ann brddann annm"/ , 1610-88, French …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORT — n. part of the names of several cities in the USA (i.e. Fort Worth)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUQUESNE — biographical name Marquis Abraham 1610-1688 French naval officer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORT — noun Etymology: Middle English forte, from Anglo-French fort, from fort, adjective, strong, from Latin fortis Date: 15th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORT — [fort] n [ME forte, fr. MF fort, fr. fort, adj., strong, fr. L fortis] (15c) 1: a strong or fortified …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORT — fort, Fort BrE AmE fɔːt AmE fɔːrt foʊrt ▷ forts fɔːts AmE fɔːrts foʊrts ▶ ₍ˌ₎ Fort ˈ Knox BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUQUESNE — Duquesne BrE AmE du ˈkeɪn dju- —French [ dy kɛn ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FORT — / fɔːt; NAmE fɔːrt/ noun 1. a building or buildings built in order to defend an area against attack 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORT — fort /fɔːt $ fɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin fortis 'strong' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORT — n. 1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. [F fort or It. forte f. L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORT — n. 1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. [ F fort or It. forte f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORT — n.1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. Etymology: F fort or It. forte f. L …
Oxford English vocab
FORT — ( forts) 1. A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE old ▪ He passes through it every time he rides to the old earth …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORT — [noun] [C] - a military building consisting of an area enclosed by a strong wall, in which soldiers live and …
Cambridge English vocab
FORT — n. Fort Lamy Fort Knox Fort Lauderdale Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort McHenry Fort Stanwix Treaties of Fort Sumter National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FORT — See: HOLD THE FORT.
Slang English vocab
DUQUESNE — Classification: City Located in: Pennsylvania (PA) Total Population (2000): 7332 Total Housing Units (2000): 3768 Land Area (square meters): 4706219 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
DUQUESNE — Classification: Village Located in: Missouri (MO) Total Population (2000): 1640 Total Housing Units (2000): 706 Land Area (square meters): 4857738 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
FORT — n. Function: noun a structure or place offering resistance to a hostile force FF1C; settlers fled to the fort FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FORT — noun a structure or place offering resistance to a hostile force settlers fled to the fort Synonyms: citadel, fastness, fortress, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FORT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill ▪ border ( esp. AmE ) ▪ Iron Age , Roman , Saxon , etc. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FORT — See: HOLD THE FORT.
Словарь английских идиом
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort ≈ сильный форт a fort falls ≈ крепость сдается a fort holds out ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUQUESNE — Duquesne
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUQUESNE — Duquesne
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORT — fort.ogg fɔ:t n 1. воен. 1> укреплённый узел 2> ист. форт 2. амер. ист. фактория 3. геол. возвышенность to hold …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FORT — n 1. воен. 1> укреплённый узел 2> ист. форт 2. амер. ист. фактория 3. геол. возвышенность to hold the fort …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort — сильный форт a fort falls — крепость сдается a fort holds out — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort — сильный форт a fort falls — крепость сдается a fort holds out — крепость держится до конца •• to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort ≈ сильный форт a fort falls ≈ крепость сдается a fort holds out ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUQUESNE — Duquesne
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUQUESNE — Duquesne
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUQUESNE, ABRAHAM, MARQUIS DU QUESNE — born , 1610, Dieppe, Fr. died Feb. 1/2, 1688, Paris French naval officer during the administrations of Richelieu and Colbert …
Britannica English vocabulary
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY — private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Duquesne is affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. The university …
Britannica English vocabulary
15110 — State: PENNSYLVANIA City: DUQUESNE
US Zip Codes english vocab
PITTSBURGH — City (pop., 2000: 334,563), southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela rivers where they form …
Английский словарь Британика
HINES, EARL (KENNETH) — born Dec. 28, 1905, Duquesne, Pa., U.S. died April 22, 1983, Oakland, Calif. U.S. pianist and bandleader who had a …
Английский словарь Британика
BRADDOCK, EDWARD — born 1695, Perthshire, Scot. died July 13, 1755, Great Meadows, Pa. British army commander in the French and Indian War …
Английский словарь Британика
WALKER, THOMAS — born Jan. 25, 1715, King and Queen County, Va. died Nov. 9, 1794, Albemarle County, Va. American physician, land speculator, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PITTSBURGH — city, seat (1788) of Allegheny county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. The city is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONONGAHELA, BATTLE OF THE — (July 9, 1755), in the last French and Indian War, thorough defeat of General Edward Braddock's British army by a …
Britannica English vocabulary
HINES, EARL (KENNETH) — born Dec. 28, 1905, Duquesne, Pa., U.S. died April 22, 1983, Oakland, Calif. Hines, c. 1945 byname Fatha American jazz …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIST, CHRISTOPHER — born c. 1706, , Maryland [now in U.S.] died 1759, South Carolina or Georgia American colonial explorer and military scout …
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FRICK, HENRY CLAY — born , Dec. 19, 1849, West Overton, Pa., U.S. died Dec. 2, 1919, New York City U.S. industrialist, art collector, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR — the American phase of a worldwide, nine-years' war (175463) fought between France and Great Britain. (The more complex European phase …
Britannica English vocabulary
DINWIDDIE, ROBERT — born 1693, Germiston, near Glasgow, Scot. died July 27, 1770, Clifton, Bristol, Eng. British colonial administrator who as lieutenant governor …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRADDOCK, EDWARD — born 1695, Perthshire, Scot. died July 13, 1755, Great Meadows, Pa. unsuccessful British commander in North America in the early …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEDFORD
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ALLEGHENY — county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau bounded to the southeast by the Monongahela …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PITTSBURGH — n. City (pop., 2000: 334,563), southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It is situated at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PITTSBURGH — Питсбург Город на юго-западе штата Пенсильвания, у слияния р. Мононгахила [Monongahela River] и р. Аллегейни [Allegheny River], образующих здесь р. Огайо …
PITTSBURGH — I Питтсбург Город на юго-западе штата Пенсильвания, у слияния р. Мононгахила [Monongahela River] и р. Аллегейни [Allegheny River], образующих здесь …

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