Höga porten

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Höga porten c

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

References

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