English noun: Yom Kippur War | |||
1. | Yom Kippur War (act) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Arab-Israeli War | ||
Instance hypernym | war, warfare | ||
Domain region | Middle East, Mideast, Near East | ||