- a variation of Hanukkah.
Chanukah
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Her family were regular attendees of Chanukah by the Sea - the festival targeted by the alleged gunmen.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
The empty car, which had a "Happy Chanukah" sign fixed to the roof, was scorched by the fire while parked in a house driveway, images on national broadcaster ABC television showed.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
The Jewish Week, while not quite on the same level of enthusiasm, did give the accurate and inadvertently enticing description “this pow! bam! sock! pie-in-the-face, ‘kick butt’ spaceage version of Chanukah is loud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
I once threw an impromptu bash on the 4th night of Chanukah, sharing latkes and dreidels with out-of-town students and other “holiday orphans.”
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
It was the month of Kislev, when the nights were long and no amount of Chanukah light could chase them away.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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