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Santa Claus
(san′tə klôz′)
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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
Origin: < Du dial. Sinterklaas, Sante Klaas < Sant Nikolaas, Saint Nicholas
See Santa Claus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The personification of the spirit of Christmas, usually represented as a jolly fat old man with a white beard and a red suit, who brings gifts to good children on Christmas Eve.
Origin:
Origin: Probably alteration of Dutch Sinterklaas
Origin: , from Middle Dutch Sinterclaes, St. Nicholas
Origin: : sint, saint (from Middle Dutch, from Old French saint; see Saint )
Origin: + heer, lord; see mynheer
Origin: + claes (short for Niclaes, Nicholas)
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