Halle

UK: /ˈhalə/ US: (häl′ə)

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Hal•le  (häl′ə), n. 

a city in Germany, NW of Leipzig. 236,044. Official name, Hal•le an der Saal•e  (häl′ə än der zäl′ə). 

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Halle / ˈhalə/ noun

1. 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)
   Also called: Halle an der Saale / an der ˈzaːlə/
   Official name: Halle (Saale)

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Hallé / 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