Fortis
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Fortis is a Latin word meaning "strong, sturdy, brave, manly, resolute", and in modern usage may refer to:
- Aqua fortisAqua fortisAqua fortis, or "strong water," in alchemy, is a solution of nitric acid in water. Being highly corrosive, the solution was used in alchemy for dissolving silver and most other metals with the notable exception of gold, which can only be dissolved using aqua regia...
, an alternate name for concentrated nitric acidNitric acidNitric acid , also known as aqua fortis and spirit of nitre, is a highly corrosive and toxic strong acid.Colorless when pure, older samples tend to acquire a yellow cast due to the accumulation of oxides of nitrogen. If the solution contains more than 86% nitric acid, it is referred to as fuming... - Alessandro FortisAlessandro FortisAlessandro Fortis in Forlì, Papal States was an Italian politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Italy from 1905 to 1906....
an Italian politician and prime minister in the first decade of the 20th Century. - fortis and lenisFortis and lenisIn linguistics, fortis and lenis are terms generally used to refer to groups of consonants that are produced with greater and lesser energy, respectively, such as in energy applied, articulation, etc....
, a linguistic term - Fortis (finance)Fortis (finance)Fortis N.V./S.A. was a company active in insurance, banking and investment management. In 2007 it was the 20th largest business in the world by revenue but after encountering severe problems in the financial crisis of 2008, most of the company was sold in parts, with only insurance activities...
, a defunct banking, financial services and insurance company, based in Belgium and The Netherlands or their successors:- AgeasAgeasAgeas N.V./S.A. is a multinational insurance company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium and Utrecht, Netherlands. Ageas is Belgium's largest insurer and operates in 14 countries worldwide...
, formed from the insurance operations of Fortis - ASR NederlandASR NederlandASR Nederland is a major Dutch insurance group based in Utrecht. The company was created in its current form in 2008 when the insurance business was split out of Fortis, after it was acquired by the Dutch government during the Financial crisis of 2007-2010...
, formed from the Dutch insurance operations of Fortis - BNP Paribas FortisBNP Paribas FortisBNP Paribas Fortis is the commercial name of Fortis Bank S.A./N.V., an international bank with its focus in Belgium since the purchase of 75% of the shares of the bank by BNP Paribas. It was formerly, together with Fortis Bank Nederland, the banking arm of Fortis...
, formed from the Belgian banking operations of Fortis, now owned by BNP Paribas - ABN AmroABN AMROABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up of ABN AMRO Group by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander and Fortis...
, formed from the Netherlands banking operations of Fortis, now owned by the Dutch government
- Ageas
- Fortis Healthcare LimitedFortis Healthcare LimitedFortis Healthcare Limited is an established chain of super speciality hospitals based in Delhi also available in Amritsar, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, Mohali, Jaipur, Chennai, Kota, Bengalore....
, a chain of hospitals based in India - Fortis Inc.Fortis Inc.Fortis Inc. is a St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador based international diversified electric utility holding company. It primarily operates in Canada and the Caribbean. In 2005, it earned a profit of $137.1 million Canadian from revenue of $1.44 billion....
, a Canadian utility holding company - Fortis Turkey Cup, Turkish football's annual cup competition
- Fortis Uhren AGFortis Uhren AGFortis is a watchmaker founded and based in Grenchen Switzerland that was established by Walter Vogt in 1912.- History :12 years after its establishment, Walter Vogt set up production with John Harwood, the inventor of the automatic wristwatch. In 1926, Fortis released the first self-winding...
, a Swiss watch company - Rami FortisRami FortisRami Fortis , often Fortis, is an Israeli rock singer.-Biography:Rami Fortis is of Iraqi and Italian origin. He served in the 1973 Yom Kippur war and was influenced by his experiences at the front. He began his musical career in 1975 as a lighting-man in the shows of Tamuz - one of Israel's...
, Israeli rock musician - Galant Fortis, also known as the Mitsubishi LancerMitsubishi LancerThe Mitsubishi Lancer is a family car built by Mitsubishi Motors. It has been known as the Colt Lancer, Dodge/Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, Mitsubishi Carisma, and Mitsubishi Mirage in various countries at different times,...
- Vltor Fortis, the first development name of the Vltor Bren Ten, an updated version of the original Bren Ten handgun