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Hallstatt definition

Hall·statt (häl′stät′, -s̸htät′; hôl′stät′)

adjective

designating or of an Iron Age culture (c. 700-400 ) in central Europe, characterized by swords of bronze or iron with winged metal terminals and by the domestication of horses

Etymology: from archaeological findings at Hallstatt, Austria

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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