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santa

/ˈsæntə/

santa is the alternative letter-case form of Santa.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Santa

Santa (plural Santas)

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) 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?2011 December 24, “Santaism”, in Just Thomism, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2015
    • Mohe, known as China's Arctic Town, holds the record for its lowest-ever temperature of minus 52.3 Celsius (minus 62.1 Fahrenheit), on Feb. 13, 1969.
      For most visitors, the highlight of a trip is the fulfilment of a long-held wish to meet Santa.
      "I've achieved my childhood dream," said Huang Liwen...2020 December 21, Xihao Jiang, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, “Santa welcomes visitors at winter wonderland in China's Arctic Town”, in Karishma Singh, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 08 May...

Noun capitalized: Santa

Santa (plural Santas)

  1. 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.
  2. An instance of any likeness of Santa.
    • a plastic Santa waving in time to some music
    • They get some pretty nice chocolate Santas and chocolate Easter Bunnies in this mall. The ones in the food court right now are making me hungry just looking at them.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Santa

Santa (plural Santas)

  1. A female given name from Italian.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Santa

Santa

  1. A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.

Synonyms of santa

Forms of santa

Noun
pluralsantas
pluralSantas
alternative formsanta
alternative NorthumbriaSanty
Proper noun
pluralSantas

Origin of santa

Derived from Spanish Santa (“saint”).

Words formed from santa

Phrases with santa

117 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with santa

Questions about santa

What does santa mean?
Santa means an instance of someone dressed up as Santa.
What is santa the alternative letter-case form of?
Santa is the alternative letter-case form of Santa.
What part of speech is santa?
Santa can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce santa?
Santa is pronounced /ˈsæntə/.

Words near santa in the dictionary

  1. sansula
  2. sansulas
  3. Sant
  4. Sant Kabir Nagar
  5. Sant Mat
  6. santa
  7. Santa Ana
  8. Santa Ana wind
  9. Santa Ana winds
  10. Santa Anan
  11. Santa Angela

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