HyperDic: yom_kippur_war

English > 1 sense of the expression *Yom Kippur War*:
NOUN	act	Yom Kippur War, Arab-Israeli War	Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur)

English > *Yom Kippur War*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt.
Synonym	Arab-Israeli War
Instance of	war, warfare	The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy
Region	Middle East, Mideast, Near East	The area around the eastern Mediterranean