Hoge Porte
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Hooge Porte (obsolete spelling)
- Porte (shortening)
Etymology
Ultimately a calque of Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Babıali). Compare Swedish Höga porten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦoː.ɣə pɔr.tə/
Proper noun
Hoge Porte ?
- 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
- (pars pro toto) Istanboel n