Hanukkah
noun
Ha·nuk·kah ˈhä-nə-kə 
ˈḵä-
variants or less commonly Chanukah or Hanukah
: an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria
Word History
Etymology
Hebrew ḥănukkāh dedication
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
Hanukkah
noun
Ha·nuk·kah
variants also Chanukah
ˈhä-nə-kə
: a Jewish holiday lasting eight days in November or December and marked by the lighting of candles
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