santa

/ˈsæntə/

name 3noun 3

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ADJ.

far, imaginary, living, plastic, still

My daughter still believes in Santa even though she's almost ten years old.

VERB + SANTA

believe, believed, believes, disguised, don't, dressed, saw

My kids still believe in Santa even though they're getting older.

SANTA + NOUN

ana, ana's, army, claus

My children left out cookies and milk for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

PREP.

down, from, in, in, on, up

My kids hung their stockings up for Santa on Christmas Eve.

ADV.

away, really

My kids believed Santa was really coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve.

Definitions

name

Ellipsis of Santa Claus.

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, 30, who had travelled to Mohe from Guangdong province in southern China. "It's a real Christmas now in Santa village, where we can see the real Santa Claus ... It was really worth the trip."

noun

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.

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.

name

A female given name from Italian.

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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

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They get some pretty fishy Santas in this mall. The one in the food court right now seems like he might be drunk.

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a plastic Santa waving in time to some music

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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.

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Tom showed her the letter from Santa Claus.

Tatoeba · #37032

The girl still believes in Santa Claus.

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