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Definition of Rosh Hashana noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Rosh Hashana

noun

/ˌrɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə/

/ˌrɑːʃ həˈʃɑːnə/

(also Rosh Hashanah)

[uncountable]

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the Jewish New Year festival, held in SeptemberTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word OriginHebrew, literally ‘head (i.e. beginning) of the year’.

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