"Chanukka" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /χanʊˈkaː/ Audio: De-Chanukka.ogg , De-Chanukka2.ogg , De-Chanukka3.ogg Forms: Chanukkah [alternative], Hanukka [alternative], Hanukkah [alternative]
Rhymes: -aː Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun|g=n|g2=f}} Chanukka n or f
  1. Hanukkah (the Jewish festival) Tags: feminine, neuter Synonyms: Lichterfest Derived forms: Chanukka-Leuchter, Chanukkaleuchter Related terms: Chanukkia
    Sense id: en-Chanukka-de-name-3HiXlgrF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Judaism
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      "form": "Hanukka",
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    },
    {
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        "Cha",
        "nuk",
        "ka"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
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        }
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        }
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              128,
              136
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2025 May 9, Klaus Hillenbrand, “Margot Friedländer verstorben: „Ich sage, seid Menschen!“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Man besuchte gerne die Oper und Konzerte und legte anfangs Wert auf einen koscheren Haushalt, doch Weihnachten wurde ebenso wie Chanukka gefeiert.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        }
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    }
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    },
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
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    }
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        "German proper nouns",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations",
        "Rhymes:German/aː",
        "Rhymes:German/aː/3 syllables",
        "de:Judaism"
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              128,
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          ],
          "ref": "2025 May 9, Klaus Hillenbrand, “Margot Friedländer verstorben: „Ich sage, seid Menschen!“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
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