Hanukkah
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English
Alternative forms
- The most common form is Hanukkah, followed by Chanukah and Hanukah. Other forms, which are only a fraction as common, include: Hanuka, Chanuka, Chanukka, Chanukkah, Hannuka, Khanukah, Chanuko, Channukah, Hannukah, Channuka, Hanukka, Chanuca, and Chanuccah. The forms Hannukka, Channukkah, and Chanucca are very rare.
Etymology
Originated 1890–95. From Hebrew חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה (khanuká, “dedication, consecration”) from חָנַךְ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhʌ.nʊ.kə/, /ˈhæn.ə.kə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑː.nə.kə/, /ˈxɑː.nə.kə/
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Proper noun
Hanukkah (plural Hanukkahs)
- (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.
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Translations
the Jewish festival
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References
- “Hanukkah”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “Hanukkah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "Hanukkah" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
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Proper noun
Hanukkah m
- Alternative form of Chanucá