Santa Claus
also Saint Nick
Saint Nicholas
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Saint Nicholas
or Saint Nick
noun
Santa Claus.
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Proper noun
- A 4th century Greek bishop from Anatolia.
- The patron saint of children.
- The patron saint of the marines in the Orthodox tradition.
- The American, Latin American, and British variant of the European folk myth of Saint Nicholas, explaining the source of Christmas presents given to children on Christmas Day.
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