Definitions for Santa
ˈsæn təsan·ta

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1. Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nicknoun

   the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

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1. Santanoun

   Santa Claus

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1. Santa

   Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve to "nice" children, and either coal or nothing to "naughty" children. He is said to accomplish this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his North Pole workshop, and with the aid of flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air.The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas, and the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho". This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast also played a role in the creation of Santa's image. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas traditions, films, and advertising.

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1. santa

   Santa, often referred to as Santa Claus, is a mythical figure originating in Western Christian culture, who is believed to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved children on the night of Christmas Eve or during the early morning hours of Christmas Day. The character of Santa is commonly portrayed as a jolly, stout, bearded man wearing a red suit with white fur collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots. He is said to make a list of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior, and delivers presents, including toys and candy, to all of the well-behaved children in the world.

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1. Santa

   Santa is the first Mexican narrative sound film. It was directed by Antonio Moreno and starred Lupita Tovar, based on the novel of the same name by Federico Gamboa. In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published their list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and named Santa its 67th choice.

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1. SANTA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Santa is ranked #11493 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Santa surname appeared 2,738 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Santa.
   
   50.7% or 1,390 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   42.1% or 1,155 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 101 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.3% or 65 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 20 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.2% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Imaginary Being
   • Patron Saint

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Anagrams for Santa »

1. Satan

2. naats

How to pronounce Santa?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Santa in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Santa in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Santa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Santa in a Sentence

1. Teresa Downing-Matibag:

   Girls can dress up as dragons, monsters, spies, secret agents, mummies, queens, and even Peter Pan and the Fairy Godmother, they can be Captain Hook, Santa Claus, the Lone Ranger and cowgirls, as well as lion tamers, scary clowns, astronauts, firefighters, sea captains, rock stars and Indy 500 racers.

2. Thierry Douine:

   In this industry, I gave up believing in Santa Claus a long time ago.

3. Herbert Hoover:

   A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus.

4. Martha Brockenbrough:

   Of course, we don't want to lie and mislead our children, i wanted her to know what Santa meant and why it was a useful and powerful tradition to carry on.

5. Eric Smith:

   Santa Barbara is probably the single worst location on the planet anybody could choose for an oil spill, since the '69 spill, people have just been waiting to pounce on the oil industry. To have the spill here, this company is profoundly unlucky.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Santa
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Santa
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Santa
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Santa