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traditionalist (iou) and Halle (an der Saale) (sh)


traditionalist (iou)



traditionalist noun. L19.
[from TRADITIONAL + -IST.]
An adherent of traditionalism; an upholder of the authority of tradition. L19.
F. Fitzgerald A traditionalist who looked..backwards into the old stream of Confucian civilization. attrib.: T. B. Bottomore A traditionalist revival of ancient values and ways of life.
A person who plays, appreciates, or supports traditional jazz. M20.
traditiona'listic adjective of or pertaining to traditionalists or traditionalism L19.

Halle (an der Saale) (sh)




City (pop., 2002 est.: 243,045), east-central Germany.

Lying on the Saale River, Halle's location was the site of settlements that centred around the local salt deposits and flourished งใ 1000-400 BC. Halle and its valuable saltworks were granted to the archbishopric of Magdeburg in AD 968. It was a member of the Hanseatic League (1281-1478). The capital of Halle district in East Germany (1952-90), it is an important rail junction and a principal commercial and industrial centre. It was the birthplace of George Frideric Handel and the site of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, founded in 1694.