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Definitions for santa
ˈsæn təsan·ta

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  1. Santanoun

    Santa Claus

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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.

Wikidata

  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.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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.

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  1. Satan

  2. naats

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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. Vesla Tonnessen:

    We always felt as kids that Prakashanand Saraswati seemed like an Indian version of Santa Claus, prakashanand Saraswati was very affectionate with everybody, and then the kids, Prakashanand Saraswati was really, like, cuddly and Prakashanand Saraswati'd give you hugs and kisses that just felt like your grandpa. But then sometime Prakashanand Saraswati kisses got weird.

  2. The Santas:

    I'm The Santas. But Santa Family is here, can you find Santa Family ?

  3. Ladessa Lofton:

    Each day they ask me why isn't my dad at my birthday party, why is my dad not here for Thanksgiving, why is my dad not going to be here for Christmas? my son asked Santa, he wants his daddy for Christmas.

  4. Myndee Corkern:

    I never uttered, 'Santa isn't real,'.

  5. John Augustine:

    This was a Santa Claus statement.

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