Santa Claus

Definitions

1. A figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
2. A generous source of free gifts or benefits.
   broadly
3. A number of places in the United States.
4. A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
5. A city in Toombs County, Georgia.
6. A town in Spencer County, Indiana. Original name: Santa Fe.

Equivalents

38 more languages

العربيةبابا نويل

Azərbaycan diliŞaxta Baba

БългарскиДя́до Ко́ледаДядо Мраз

CatalàPare Noel

ČeštinaJežíšek

CymraegSiôn Corn

Danskjulemanden

ΕλληνικάΆγιος Βασίλης

EsperantoAvo FrostoKristnaska ViroSankta Nikolao

Eestijõuluvana

Suomijoulupukkipuuhkalakki

GaeilgeDaidí na NollagSaintíSan Nioclás

ગુજરાતીનાતાલ દાદા

עבריתסנטה קלאוס

MagyarMikulás

Bahasa IndonesiaSinterklas

ItalianoBabbo NatalePadre NatalePapà Natale

日本語サンタクロース

ქართულითოვლის ბაბუათოვლის პაპასანტა კლაუსი

ភាសាខ្មែរតាណូអែល

한국어산타 클로스

Latinapater natālisSanctus NicholausSanctus Nicolaus

МакедонскиДедо Мраз

МонголӨвлийн өвгөн

မြန်မာဆန်တာကလော့စ်

NederlandskerstmanSint-NicolaasSinterklaas

PolskiŚwięty Mikołaj

PortuguêsPai NatalPapai Noel

RomânăMoș Crăciun

РусскийДед Моро́зСанта-Клаус

SlovenčinaMikuláš

ShqipBaba Dimri

Svenskajultomtejultomtentomtetomten+ 1 more

ТоҷикӣБобои барфӣ

ไทยซานตาซานตาคลอส

TürkçeNoel baba

УкраїнськаДід Моро́зСанта-КлаусСвятий Миколай

Tiếng Việtông già Nô-en

Examples

“Last⟳ Monday the Anniversary of St. Nicholas, otherwise called St. A Claus, was celebrated at Protestant-Hall.”

“The noted St. Nicholas, vulgarly called Santaclaus—of all the saints in the kalendar the most venerated by true hollanders, and their unsophisticated descendants.”

“Here, too, the winter festivals are just commencing; and the toy-shops are full of dolls and gew-gaws for the Bifana, who acts here the same comedy for children that Santiclaus does in America.”

“This is one of the developments Karl Marx failed to predict⟳. Had he foreseen it he might have⟳ expired in guffaws, rolling in the aisle of the British Museum Library amid the notes for Das Kapital, that bearded Santa Claus of the revolution who slipped the unwanted gift of communism down the world's chimneys.”

“Emmeline: Oh Richard, you can't know⟳ everything. Only God knows everything. Richard: God—He can't find⟳ us any better than Santa Claus.”

“By 1900, department-store Santa Clauses were common – lodged in grottoes, cottages, and workshops or on thrones, they presided over a never-ending stream of children.”

“I then probe as to whether he is waiting for some Santa Claus to make⟳ him well, strong, and happy, or whether he is waiting for rigor mortis to deliver⟳ him from his earthly troubles.”

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