1.
[syn: Valhalla, Walhalla]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Scand. Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the
souls of heroes slain in battle.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] Valiance
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Valhalla
n 1: (Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros
slain in battle were received by Odin [syn: Valhalla,
Walhalla]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Valhalla, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
Population (2000): 5379
Housing Units (2000): 1886
Land area (2000): 2.675387 sq. miles (6.929220 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.846023 sq. miles (2.191190 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.521410 sq. miles (9.120410 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76639
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 41.087195 N, 73.774511 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 10595
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Valhalla, NY
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