Hanukkah

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhʌ.nʊ.kə/, /ˈhæn.ə.kə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhɑː.nə.kə/, /ˈxɑː.nə.kə/

Proper noun

1. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

Synonyms

• Feast of Dedication
• Feast of Lights
• Festival of Lights

Related terms

• hanukkiah

Translations

• French: Hanoukka
• German: Chanukka
• Italian: Chanukah
• Portuguese: Chanucá
• Russian: Хану́ка
• Spanish: Jánuca

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