Höga porten

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Defininte form of hög (“high”) +‎ port (“door, doorway, entrance”), used in Swedish at least since 1708. Ultimately a calque of باب عالی (Babıali).

Proper noun

Höga porten c

  1. the Sublime Porte, the High Porte, the Ottoman imperial government

References

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