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Alternative spellings
Chanukah
Hanukah<!--collins, encarta-->

Etymology
Originated 1890�95 From Hebrew �נ���|�ֲנֻ�ָּ� (ḥ�nukkâ) �dedication, consecration� from �נ� (ḥ�nak) �to train or dedicate�.

Pronunciation
UK:
*IPA|/�h�.n�.k�/, SAMPA|/"hV.nU.k@/
US:
*IPA|/�h��.n�.k�/ or /�x��.n�.k�/
audio|en-us-Hanukkah.ogg|Audio (US)

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. A Jewish festival from the 25th day of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet, that commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

Synonyms
Feast of Dedication<!--collins-->
Feast of Lights<!--collins-->
Festival of Lights<!--formerly part of wiktionary def-->

Translations
trans-top|the Jewish festival
Bosnian: Hanuka, f
Chinese: ���殿�, ���殿� (zài xiàn shèng diàn jié)
Croatian: Hanuka f
Czech: Chanuka f
Dutch: chanoeka
Esperanto: Ĥanuka
Finnish: hanukka
French: Hanoucca f
German: Chanukka
Hebrew: �נ���|�ֲנֻ�ָּ� (ħanukka) f
Hindi: हन��ा
Hungarian: hanuka
Indonesian: Hanukah
Italian: Chanukah
Japanese: ���� (hanuk�), ��� (hanuka), ��� (hanika)
Korean: ��카 (hanuka)
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Latin: Encaenia f
Norwegian: hanukka
Norwegian (nynorsk): hanukká
Persian: FAchar|ح��کا (hanuka)
Polish: Chanuka f, �wi�to �wiate� n, �wi�to �wiec n
Portuguese: Chanucá m
Romanian: Hanuka
Russian: Хан�ка (Xanúka) f
Slovak: Chanuka f
Spanish: Jánuca f
Swedish: chanukka
Turkish: Hanuka
Ukrainian: Хан�ка (Xanúka) f
Yiddish: �נ��� (khanukka) f
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References
R:American Heritage 2000|Hanukkah
R:Dictionary.com|Hanukkah
R:WordNet 2003|Hanukkah

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