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Definition: FORTIN


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A little fort; a fortlet.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Fortin" is a common misspelling or typo for: forting.

Date "Fortin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1626. (references)

Etymology:Fortin \Fort"in\, noun. [French expression See Fort, noun.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A little fort; a field fort; a sconce.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geography	1: Fortin is geographically located in Haiti. Its features include a locality (a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries), and a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 18.383333 degrees North latitude and 72.433333 degrees West longitude. (references)
	2: Fortin is geographically located in Mexico. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 27.566667 degrees North latitude and 107.116667 degrees West longitude. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
André-Gilles Fortin	André-Gilles Fortin (November 13, 1943 - June 24, 1977) was a Canadian politician in the 1970s. Fortin was a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the Social Credit Party of Canada. (references)
Dan Fortin	President of IBM Canada Ltd., Dan Fortin is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the IBM organization in Canada. Named to his current position in January 2005, Fortin leads a team of more than 20,000 professionals in providing industry-leading solutions to help IBM clients address today's most pressing business challenges. (references)
Dédé Fortin	André "Dédé" Fortin (1962-2000) was an important singer-songwriter of the Quebec music scene of the 1990s. He was the frontman of the music group Les Colocs. (references)
Point Fortin	Point Fortin in southwestern Trinidad is the smallest Borough in Trinidad and Tobago. It was elevated to the status of a borough in 1980. (references)
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Fortin barometer	Industry	Mercury barometer whose free surface of mercury in the cistern is brought, before each reading, to a fixed level coincident with the zero of the scale. Source: European Union. (references)
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Fortin is a surname, and may refer to:

Fortín may also refer to Fortín de las Flores, a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Fortin". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: FORTIN
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Jean-François Fortin	8	André-Gilles Fortin	5
Pierre-Étienne Fortin	7	Dédé Fortin	6
Point Fortin	7	Dan Fortin	2
Marco Fortin	6	Fortin	2
Dédé Fortin	6	Jean-François Fortin	8
Roman Fortin	5	Jean-François Fortin (chairman)	2
André-Gilles Fortin	5	Judy Fortin	3
Judy Fortin	3	Marc-Aurèle Fortin	2
Roger Fortin	3	Marco Fortin	6
Dan Fortin	2	Pierre-Étienne Fortin	7
Marc-Aurèle Fortin	2	Point Fortin	7
Fortin	2	Roger Fortin	3
Jean-François Fortin (chairman)	2	Roman Fortin	5
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).