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Chanukah

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Cha·nu·kah  (än-k, hä-)
n.
Variant of Hanukkah.

Chanukah [ˈhɑːnəkə -nʊˌkɑː (Hebrew) xanuˈka]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a variant spelling of Hanukkah
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Noun1.ChanukahChanukah - (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Jewish holy day - a religious holiday for Jews
Chislev, Kislev - the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)
Tebet, Tevet - the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January)
Translations
Chanukah [ˈhɑːnʊkɑː] n (= Hanukkah) → Hanoukka f


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