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santon

santon noun: a Muslim holy man.

Noun

santon (plural santons)

  1. A Muslim holy man.
    • Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...].1818, John Keats, To J. H. Reynolds, Esq.
  2. In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.
    • Also we had brought a huge family of little santons of painted terracotta for the crêche.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 49

Proper noun capitalized: Santon

Santon

  1. A hamlet in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9312).
  2. A depopulated village near Santon Downham, in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8287).
  3. A parish of the sheading of Middle, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).

santon meaning in Tamil

santon in Tamil

இஸ்லாமியத் துறவி

Forms of santon

pluralsantons

Origin of santon

Borrowed from French santon, from Spanish santón.

Questions about santon

What does santon mean?
Santon means a Muslim holy man.
What is santon in Tamil?
Santon in Tamil is இஸ்லாமியத் துறவி. See Santon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is santon?
Santon can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of santon?
The plural of santon is santons.

Words near santon in the dictionary

  1. santolinas
  2. santols
  3. Santomean
  4. Santomeans
  5. Santomian
  6. santon
  7. santonate
  8. santonates
  9. Santoni
  10. Santonian
  11. santonic acid

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