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Valhalla : (noun)
1: (Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls
of slain heroes [syn: Valhalla, Walhalla]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Valhalla : \Val*hal"la\, n. [Icel. valh["o]ll, literally, hall of
the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. w[ae]l, OHG. wal
battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. w[=o]l pestilence) _
h["o]ll a royal hall. See Hall, and cf. Walhalla.]
[Written also walhalla.]
1. (Scand. Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the
souls of heroes slain in battle.
2. Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials
of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near
Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead
of all Germany.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Valhalla, NY
Zip code(s): 10595
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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