Hoge Porte
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Hooge Porte (obsolete spelling)
- Porte (shortening)
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately a calque of Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Babıali). Compare Swedish Höga porten.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- The Sublime Porte, pars pro toto for the Ottoman sultanic court, notably in Topkapi palace, hence for the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empre
Synonyms[edit]
- (pars pro toto) Istanboel n