Santa Maura

[ sahn-tah -mou-rah ]

/ ˈsɑn tɑ ˈmaʊ rɑ /

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noun

Italian name of Levkas.

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Words nearby Santa Maura

santal, santalaceous, Santali, Santa Maria, Santa Marta, Santa Maura, Santa Monica, santana, Santander, Santa Paula, Santarém

How to use Santa Maura in a sentence

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
General Santa Anna is within a mile of us with fifteen hundred men.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He inclosed it under a cover to the Marquis Santa Cruz, who had a villa in the neighbourhood.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
In the midst of these meditations, the dungeon door opened, and Santa Cruz himself appeared on the threshold.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Santa Cruz embraced him, with more agitation than his stately mien might have announced.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
This filtration did not happen in Santa Rosa, on account of the quantity of hard copper ore on which the engine is situated.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for Santa Maura

Santa Maura

/ (ˈsanta ˈmaura) /

noun

the Italian name for Levkás

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