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Χανουκά — meaning in English

Chanouka

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English meaning

  • Hanukkah noun The eight-day Jewish festival of lights, celebrated in November or December, marking the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees' victory.

Senses

Χανουκά is used for these senses in English:

  • Hanukkah (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.
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