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    Hanukkah

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Judaism, Chronology
    Ha·nuk·kah, Chanukah /ˈhɑːnəkə $ ˈkɑːnəkə, ˈhɑː-/ noun [countable, uncountable]  RRJTMCan eight-day Jewish holiday in November or December 〔犹太教的〕献殿节，光明节
    Examples from the Corpus
    Hanukkah• Parents and other buyers may choose from fine books about the spirit of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.• In the hasty and confused breakup, nobody wished anybody a happy Hanukkah, a merry Christmas or a happy New Year.• Barbara Diamond has collected eight stories to reflect the meaning of Hanukkah.    Origin Hanukkah (1800-1900) Hebrew “dedication”
    Ha·nuk·kah nounChineseSyllable
    an November eight-day in Corpus Jewish December or holiday


    Hanukkah
    Ha‧nuk‧kah , Chanukah /ˈhɑːnəkə, ˈhɑːnɪkə $ ˈkɑːnəkə, ˈhɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Hebrew
     Origin: 'dedication'
    an eight-day Jewish holiday in November or December


    Ha·nuk·kah (also Cha·nuk·kah, Cha·nuk·ah) BrE /ˈhænʊkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhænʊkə/ 🔊BrE /ˈxænʊkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈxænʊkə/ 🔊 nounan eight-day Jewish festival and holiday in November or December when Jews remember the occasion when the Temple in Jerusalem was dedicated again in 165 BC 修殿节，光明节（历时八天的犹太人节日，纪念公元前 165 年重献耶路撒冷圣殿）