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 ?

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

Synonyms

• (pars pro toto) Istanboel n