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Meaning of Porte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The Ottoman court; (hence), the government of the Ottoman empire.

historical

Equivalents

Examples

“Another odd Combination: 'tis now confidently asserted that the Ottoman Porte enters into a League offensive & defensive with France […].”
“A hired diplomat in Edirne and to the Porte in Constantinople, a military commander in the Austro-Turkish wars, a polyhistor and a learned man.”
“The Ottoman defenders in Edirne (ancient Adrianople, a city in modern Turkey near Greece and Bulgaria) were left surrounded and under siege when the Porte sued for an armistice in early December 1912.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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