Porte

noun

: the government of the Ottoman empire

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Tramlines 51 and 81 between Porte d'Anderlecht and Midi were also interrupted, Sablon said. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 Further returners include Susie Porte, Damien Garvey, Tim Minchin, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Nicholas Burton, Kim Gyngell, Luke Carroll, Vivienne Awosoga, Aljin Abella, Brigid Zengeni and Albert Latailakepa. Disney+ co-produces the show with Sony Pictures Television’s Curio Pictures. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025 Within France, lingerie sales in the first 10 months of 2024 stood at 2.08 billion euros, which represented a decline of 1.8 percent in volume, according to data from Kantar for the Salon International de la Lingerie, which ran here from Jan. 18 to 20 at Porte de Versailles. Alex Wynne, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025 Follow along to see models gearing up to walk the runway at Rick Owens, and at Simon Porte Jacquemus's first-ever show in the men's calendar taking place in a rarefied apartment to a guestlist of just 45 editors, stylists, and buyers. Acielle/style Du Monde, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Porte 

Word History

Etymology

French, short for Sublime Porte, literally, sublime gate; from the gate of the sultan's palace where justice was administered

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Porte was in the 15th century

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“Porte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Porte. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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