Synonyms for Hanukkah
ˈhɑ nə kə, ˈxɑ-hanukkah

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1. Hanukkahnoun

   Synonyms:
   Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Festival of Lights

2. Hanukkahnoun

   A Jewish eight-day festival starting on the 25th day of Kislev, that commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

   Synonyms:
   Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights, Festival of Lights

Princeton's WordNet

1. Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedicationnoun

   (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC

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1. • Jewish Holy Day
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1. List of paraphrases for "hanukkah":

   chanukah

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1. Karen Bass:

   These attacks against members of our Jewish community in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood are absolutely unacceptable, at a time of increased anti-Semitism, these acts have understandably set communities on edge. Just last December, I stood blocks away from where these incidents occurred as we celebrated the first night of Hanukkah together.

2. Alan Gross:

   It’s the best Hanukkah I’ll be celebrating for a long time.

3. Bonnie Henry:

   I think we need to consider all the celebrations that are coming up whether it's Diwali, or Hanukkah, or Christmas.

4. Steven Vincent:

   Daveed, William and Jonathan created a Hanukkah song for the ages that's inventive, humorous and relevant as it celebrates the Miracle of Lights, the diverse world we live in, and the universal joy when a family adopts a pet into a child's life.

5. Bill Martin:

   We saw a little lull coming out of Thanksgiving but when Hanukkah began, we saw December heating up, then there was a very strong weekend after Christmas and it ran pretty hot for retailers with customers returning with gift cards.