Noun: Chanukah haa-nu-ku or xhaa-nû-ku
- (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
- Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication
Derived forms: Chanukahs
Type of: Jewish holy day
Part of: Chislev, Kislev, Tebet, Tevet
Encyclopedia: Chanukah, Oh Chanukah