Halle

[ hal-ee for 1, hah-luh for 2. ]

/ ˈhæl i for 1, ˈhɑ lə for 2. /

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noun

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

a city in Germany, NW of Leipzig.Official name Hal·le an der Saal·e

[hah-luhahn der-zahl-uh]. /ˈhɑ lə ɑn dɛr ˈzɑl ə/.

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How to use Halle in a sentence

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This is so true that the monogram can still be seen on the column of the Halle au Ble, which was built by Catherine alone.
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Mr. Halle himself thinks that Rubinstein's rendering of Chopin is clever, but not Chopinesque.
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Mr. Halle related to me an interesting dispute bearing on this matter.
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From this Mr. Halle naturally concluded that Chopin could not have studied the works of Beethoven thoroughly.
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British Dictionary definitions for Halle (1 of 2)

Halle

/ (German ˈhalə) /

noun

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)Official name: Halle an der Saale (an der ˈzaːlə)

British Dictionary definitions for Halle (2 of 2)

Hallé

/ (ˈhæleɪ) /

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

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