Chanukah
pronunciation
How to pronounce Chanukah in British English:
UK [ˈkɑ:nuˌkɑ:]
How to pronounce Chanukah in American English:
US [ˈūɑnəkə, ˈhɑ-]
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- Noun:
- (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
Word Origin
- Chanukah
- also Chanukkah, 1891, from Hebrew hanukkah "consecration."
Example
- 1. It 's a miracle : songs and stories of chanukah .
- 2. My kids take great joy in explaining chanukah to their classmates -- they own the holiday in a way they wouldn 't back in the states
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- 4. Create your own chanukah beeswax candles kit .
- 5. Great gift for christmas or chanukah .