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Etymology
From the D. folk tale of Sinterklaas based on the historical figure Saint Nicholas, a bishop from Myra in Asia Minor.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun
en-proper noun|sg=Santa Claus

#A man of modern myth who brings presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.

Synonyms
Father Christmas
Kris Kringle
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nick
Santa

Translations
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Albanian: Baba Dimri
Chinese: ���人, ���人 (shèngdàn la� rén)
Danish: sankt Nikolaus, julemanden
Dutch: Kerstman m (Christmas), Sinterklaas m (5-6 December), Sint-Nicolaas m (5-6 December)
Esperanto: Sankta Nikolao, Avo Frosto, Jul-Avo
Estonian: jõuluvana
Finnish: joulupukki
French: Saint Nicolas m (6 December), Père Noël m (Christmas)
Italian: Babbo Natale m
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Japanese: ������� (Santakur�su)
German: Sankt Nikolaus m, Weihnachtsmann m, Christkind n (Austria), Samichlaus m (Switzerland)
Maltese: Santa Klaws
Norwegian: julenissen
Portuguese: Pai Natal m, Papai Noel m (Brazil)
Romanian: t|ro|Mo� Cr�ciun|m
Russian: �ед �о�оз (Ded Moróz)
Spanish: Papa Noel (Spain), Viejito Pascuero (Chile)
Swedish: jultomten, julgubben (Finland)
Welsh: Siôn Corn
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Category:Christmas
Category:Mythological creatures

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• 2008-01-03 01:32 - EncycloPetey - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/68.163.149.202|68.163.149.202]] ([[User_talk:68.163.149.202|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Connel MacKenzie|Connel MacKenzie]]

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