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Ottoman Porte (Alex_Odeychuk); High Porte (a metonym for the central government of the Ottoman Empire, by reference to the gate giving access to the block of buildings that housed the principal state departments in Istanbul Alex_Odeychuk); Porte (значения: 1) Османская империя, 2) центральное правительство Османской империи; Usages: 1) a metonym for the central government of the Ottoman Empire, by reference to the gate giving access to the block of buildings that housed the principal state departments in Istanbul, 2) a metaphor for the Ottoman Empire Alex_Odeychuk); Sublime Porte (султанская Турция) |
