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Definition of Halle

1. 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.

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Literary usage of Halle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"7, 1819; d. at Halle Nov. 8, 1887. He studied at the University of Berlin, ... He was ordinary professor at Bonn, 1859-66, and at Halle, 1866-87. ..."

2. A History of German Literature by John George Robertson (1902)
"DURING the first half of the eighteenth century, the University of Halle was the centre from which emanated almost every new movement in German thought. ..."

3. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1905)
"... Halle, 9, 1903, (251-2551. [7250]. Deber bipolare- 12414 et ... Halle. 9, 1903, (509-511}. [0000 7250]. 12HS Ueber die Elektrolyse der ..."

4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"Glory, halle—hallelujah ! His soul's marching on ! He's gone to be a soldier in the ... Glory, halle—hallelujah ! They go marching on ! They will hang Jeff. ..."

5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Frederick William I decreed (1729) that all theologians desiring appointments in Prussia should study at Halle for two years; but the favour shown the ..."

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