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St. Claus

St. Claus is the abbreviation of Santa Claus.

Meaning of Santa Claus

Proper noun

Santa Claus (plural Santa Clauses)

  1. A figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
    • Last Monday the Anniversary of St. Nicholas, otherwise called St. A Claus, was celebrated at Protestant-Hall.1773 December 26, New York Gazette, p. 3
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A generous source of free gifts or benefits.
    • I then probe as to whether he is waiting for some Santa Claus to make him well, strong, and happy, or whether he is waiting for rigor mortis to deliver him from his earthly troubles.1978, Henry Grayson, Clemens A. Loew, Changing approaches to the psychotherapies, page 314
  3. A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
  4. A city in Toombs County, Georgia.
  5. A town in Spencer County, Indiana. Original name: Santa Fe.

Forms of St. Claus

alternative formSta. Claus
alternative formSta Claus
alternative formSt Claus

Questions about St. Claus

What is St. Claus the abbreviation of?
St. Claus is the abbreviation of Santa Claus.

Words near St. Claus in the dictionary

  1. St. Clair County
  2. St. Clair River
  3. St. Claire
  4. St. Clairsville
  5. St. Clare
  6. St. Claus
  7. St. Clements
  8. St. Cloud
  9. St. Croix
  10. St. Croix County
  11. St. Croix Falls

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