Hoge Porte

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Etymology[edit]

Ultimately a calque of Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Babıali). Compare Swedish Höga porten.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɦoː.ɣə pɔr.tə/

Proper noun[edit]

Hoge Porte ?

  1. 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

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