santa
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Santa¹
- /ˈsæntə/
Rhymes with -æntə
proper noun Santas
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Ellipsis of Santa Claus
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?
Similar: Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick
noun Santas · santa · Santy
- 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.
- An instance of any likeness of Santa. a plastic Santa waving in time to some music
Santa²
- /ˈsæntə/
Rhymes with -æntə
proper noun Santas
- A female given name from Italian.
Santa³
- /ˈsæntə/
Rhymes with -æntə
Where it comes from
Derived from Spanish Santa (“saint”).
proper noun
- A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
santa⁴
noun santas
- Alternative letter-case form of Santa (noun).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: xmas, christmastime, noel, christmas, noël, easter, santo, saint, satan, père, pope, sacred, holy, dad, papa, father
Talk about this word "santa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/santa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. santa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/santa "santa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/santa.Cite this
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