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  • Halle
    Halle
    noun
    Morris, 1923–2018, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
  • Hallé
    Hallé
    noun
    Sir Charles , original name Karl Hallé . 1819–95, German conductor and pianist, in Britain from 1848. In 1857 he founded the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester

Halle

American  
[hal-ee, hah-luh] / ˈhæl i, ˈhɑ lə /

noun

  1. Morris, 1923–2018, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.

  2. Official Name Halle an der Saale.  a city in Germany, NW of Leipzig.


Hallé 1 British  
/ ˈhæleɪ /

noun

  1. Sir Charles , original name Karl Hallé . 1819–95, German conductor and pianist, in Britain from 1848. In 1857 he founded the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Halle 2 British  
/ ˈhalə /

noun

  1. Official name: Halle an der Saale.  a city in E central Germany, in Saxony-Anhalt, on the River Saale: early saltworks; a Hanseatic city in the late Middle Ages; university (1694). Pop: 240 119 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The rest were at a tournament staged in Halle, Germany, at the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

This debate over race mirrors earlier controversies surrounding Halle Bailey starring in “The Little Mermaid” and other diverse casting choices in fantasy and literary adaptations.

From Salon May 16, 2026

In 2018, Periotrap Pharmaceuticals GmbH was established in Halle to turn this discovery into practical oral care solutions.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

When Halle Bailey moved from Georgia to Los Angeles as a wide-eyed preteen nearly 15 years ago, the city felt like a wonderland of possibility.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

When Cantor applied for a position at the University of Berlin in 1883, he was rejected; he had to settle for a professorship at the much less prestigious University of Halle instead.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Performing the same song with James Blunt and Manchester's Hallé Orchestra, he got every note right.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, whose voice has been called "a thing of wonder", makes her Proms debut with Norwegian soprano Mari Eriksmoen and the Hallé orchestra.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2025

A graduate of the Boston Conservatory, he later served as an assistant conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in England, under its longtime music director, Mark Elder.

From New York Times Jul. 21, 2022

In Nottingham, where I grew up, the Hallé was the bright light in a barren musical landscape.

From New York Times Jun. 15, 2018

Since 1869 she has been in England every winter, playing especially at the concerts of Sir Charles Hallé, whom she married in 1888.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

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