Sublime Porte

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pôrt, pōrt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Sublime′ Porte′  (pôrt, pōrt),USA pronunciation 
  1. World Historyofficial name of Porte. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sublime Porte / səˈblaɪm pɔːt/
  1. the full name of the Porte
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Porte  (pôrt, pōrt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historythe former Ottoman court or government in Turkey. Official name, Sublime Porte. 
  • short for Sublime Porte High Gate, French translation of the Turkish official title Babιâli, with reference to the palace gate at which justice was administered

'Sublime Porte' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Porte

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