Meanings
- The fourth war fought in Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights between Israel and an Arabic coalition of states led by Egypt and Syria in October 1973.
Synonyms: 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Fourth Arab-Israeli War, 4th Arab-Israeli War, October War, 1973 October War, Ramadan War, 1973 Ramadan War
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe fourth war fought in Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights between Israel and an Arabic coalition of states led by Egypt and Syria in October 1973.
Origin
Yom Kippur + war. So named because the war broke out on Yom Kippur in 1973.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حرب أكتوبر
- حرب أكتوبر (harb 'uktubar)Arab-Israeli war
Chinese Mandarin 贖罪日戰爭 /赎罪日战争, 齋月戰爭 /斋月战争
- 贖罪日戰爭 /赎罪日战争 (Shúzuìrì Zhànzhēng)Arab-Israeli war
- 齋月戰爭 /斋月战争Arab-Israeli war
- 第四次中東戰爭 /第四次中东战争Arab-Israeli war
Finnish jom kippur sota
- jom kippur sotaArab-Israeli war
Hebrew מלחמת יום הכיפורים
- מלחמת יום הכיפורים (milchamet yum hakipurim)Arab-Israeli war
Hindi योम किपुर युद्ध
- योम किपुर युद्ध (yom kipur yuddh)Arab-Israeli war
Cite this entry
Yom Kippur War. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yom%20Kippur%20War
“Yom Kippur War.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yom%20Kippur%20War. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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