Definitions for halleˈhɑl ə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Hal•leˈhɑl ə(n.)

  1. a city in central Germany, NW of Leipzig. 290,051.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Halle, Halle-an-der-Saale(noun)

    a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Halle

    a flourishing city in Prussian Saxony, on the Saale, 20 m. NW. of Leipzig; has a splendid university attended by upwards of 1500 students, and a library of 220,000 vols.; some fine old Gothic churches, medical institutes, hospitals, &c.; it is is an important railway centre, and is famed for its salt-works.

Freebase

  1. Halle

    Halle or Halle an der Saale is a city in the Southern part of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. Halle is a very important economy and education-center in east Germany. The University of Halle-Wittenberg is the biggest university in Saxony-Anhalt and one of the oldest Universities in Germany.


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