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Santa en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsæntə/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. An instance of someone dressed up as Santa.
    • They get some pretty fishy Santas in this mall. The one in the food court right now seems like he might be drunk.
  2. An instance of any likeness of Santa.
    • They get some pretty nice chocolate Santas and chocolate Easter Bunnies in this mall. The ones in the food court right now are making me hungry just looking at them.
    • a plastic Santa waving in time to some music

Forms

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santa alternative lexicographic
Santy Northumbria, alternative lexicographic
Santas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Santarina

Santa en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsæntə/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Santa Claus.
    • Mohe, known as China's Arctic Town, holds the record for its lowest-ever temperature of minus 52.3 Celsius (minus 62.1 Fahrenheit), on Feb. 13, 1969. For most visitors, the highlight of a trip is the fulfilment of a long-held wish to meet Santa. "I've achieved my childhood dream," said Huang Liwen, 30, who had travelled to Mohe from Guangdong province in southern China. "It's a real Christmas now in Santa village, where we can see the real Santa Claus ... It was really worth the trip." 2020 December 21, Xihao Jiang, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, “Santa welcomes visitors at winter wonderland in China's Arctic Town”, in Karishma Singh, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 08 May 2022, China:
    • In this sense, there is something truly ideal about our civic Santa religion. One can add to this : who wouldn’t want a boss like Santa? Who doesn’t wish that Americans could produce goods like Santa again? 2011 December 24, “Santaism”, in Just Thomism, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2015:

Forms

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Santas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Santaphobia · Santaphobe · Mrs. Santa · Santa's workshop · Bread Santa · Santa Claus · Santy · Santalike · secret Santa · asantaist · Santa hat · Santa suit

Synonyms

Saint Nicholas · Father Christmas · Saint Nick · Kris Kringle

Santa en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsæntə/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. A female given name from Italian.

Forms

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Santas Number=Plur lexicographic

Santa en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsæntə/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Derived from Spanish Santa (“saint”).

Meanings

  1. A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.