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Chanukah

British  
/ xanuˈka, -nʊˌkɑː, ˈhɑːnəkə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Hanukkah

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Chanukah Cultural  
  1. Another spelling of Hanukkah.


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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

Later we would learn they were preparing for a Jewish community event, called Chanukah by the Sea, to celebrate the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

From BBC Dec. 15, 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’ll even try and enjoy myself this Chanukah season.

From Salon Nov. 28, 2024

“Well, my uncle gave me Mr. Lemoncello’s Phenomenal Picture Word Puzzler for Chanukah and I can’t figure out this one rebus.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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