Rosh Hashana
noun/ˌrɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə/
/ˌrɑːʃ həˈʃɑːnə/
(also Rosh Hashanah)
[uncountable]- the Jewish New Year festival, held in SeptemberTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginHebrew, literally ‘head (i.e. beginning) of the year’.
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