Porte /ˈport, ˈpɔrt/
  土耳其宮廷
  Porte n.  The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered.
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  Porte
       n : the Ottoman court in Constantinople [syn: Sublime Porte]