saint nicholas

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saint nicholas - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Saint Nicholas \Saint Nicholas\, St Nicholas \St. Nicholas\, n.
     A Dutch saint, who was reputed to bring gifts to children on
     Christmas even, giving rise to the modern legend of Santa Claus
     .
     [PJC]
  
     A Visit from St. Nicholas The original name for a poem by
        Clement Clarke Moore, popularly called titled The Night  Before Christmans
        . It is a popular poem with the theme of
        St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to
        children on Christmans eve. See Night Before Christmas
        in the vocabulary.
        [PJC]

saint nicholas - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Saint Nicholas
      n 1: a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus
           (4th century) [syn: Nicholas, Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas
           ]
      2: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
         who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
         [syn: Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father   Christmas
         , Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nick]