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)
Hallé in British English
(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