Santa

[ san-tuh; for 2 also Spanish sahn-tah ]

/ ˈsæn tə; for 2 also Spanish ˈsɑn tɑ /

noun

Santa Claus.

a river in W central Peru, flowing NW into the Pacific Ocean. About 200 miles (322 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for santa

What, I suspect, we really want from Santa is peace (and quiet) at home for the holidays.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An office manager, he says, was wearing an apron with Santa on it.
A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, feeling “a little loopy” from beers, he sat down and wrote a letter to Santa Claus.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus|Ben Jacobs|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The incident sparked his belief in Santa, but he would have to wait nearly two decades before dressing up as Jolly St. Nick.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus|Ben Jacobs|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bohac vowed to that when he came back next year there would be no confusion about any Christmas tree or Santa aprons.
A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It can't be proved in any way, for none of us knows anything about the Santa Clauses or their abode.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878|Various
A similar climate, with but slightly higher temperature, prevails on the Santa Cruz Islands.
Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific|Felix Speiser
Some of the porphyry columns now in Santa Sophia at Constantinople are said to have been taken from it.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton
No attempts were made to extend the Santa Fe during the long period of depression following the panic of 1873.
The Railroad Builders|John Moody
The Kid rubbed the tears off his cheeks with his palm, so that Santa Claus could not see that he had been crying.
The Flying U's Last Stand|B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for santa

Santa

/ (ˈsæntə) /

noun

informal short for Santa Claus

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