also Chanukah or Hanukah noun Etymology: Hebrew ḥănukkāh dedication Date: 1864 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
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Meaning of HANUKKAH in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012