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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin;
[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 Valhalla