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☆ Santa Claus (san′tə klôz′)

Folklore a fat, white-bearded, jolly old man in a red suit, who lives at the North Pole, makes toys for children, and distributes gifts at Christmastime
also called Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick

Etymology: < Du dial. Sinterklaas, Sante Klaas < Sant Nikolaas, Saint Nicholas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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