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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a dominant Iron Age culture of central and western Europe, probably chiefly Celtic, that flourished from the ninth to the fifth century BC.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt civilization.
- adjective a prehistoric civilization of central Europe, variously dated at from 1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated with the Celtic or Alpine race. It was characterized by expert use of bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of domestic animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and sentiment in manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc.
- adjective the first iron age, represented by the Hallstatt civilization.
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- proper noun A village in
Salzkammergut ,Austria , known historically for the production ofsalt
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It feels as if I'm going to heaven, says 22-year-old Stacy Xianoquan Yuan of Shandong, when asked about the feelings that Hallstatt evoked.
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"I don't like the idea of knowing that a team was present here for years measuring, and photographing and studying us," she said Thursday, sitting at her hotel's terrace against the stunning backdrop of Lake Hallstatt, its surface mirroring nearby granite peaks.
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Wenger and Scheutz, the Hallstatt mayor, said no such moves are planned, with both expressing the conviction that ultimately the benefits of the Chinese copy will outweigh any hard feelings caused by the secretive approach.
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Although the Chinese developers say construction started in April, Scheutz and Wenger say the village knew nothing about the plan to replicate Hallstatt until early this month.
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Minmetals executive Crystal He says the developer plans to copy all of Hallstatt's touristic core.
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Wenger, the Hallstatt hotel owner, noted the drawings in her possession show sections of Hallstatt in mirror image — possibly suggesting an effort to evade copyright claims.
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With most of them dependent on the hundreds of thousands of tourists who overrun Hallstatt's 900 inhabitants each year, they see the project as good for business.
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Hallstatt Mayor Alexander Scheutz describes the plan as "a compliment to our village," while hotel owner Monika Wenger thinks at least some Chinese who have seen the copycat version of Hallstatt will want to visit the original.
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Such sentiments are shared by at least some of the hundreds of Chinese visitors swarming Hallstatt daily during the summer months.
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Hallstatt has a centuries-old culture, says Scheutz.
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