/ Dictionary / Index Y Yom Kippur War: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Yom' Kip'pur War' Pronunciation: [key] a war that began on Yom Kippur in 1973 with the attack of Israel by Egypt, Syria, and Iraq: Israel recovered most of its initial losses. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Yom Kippur yom tov* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language