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Santa (n.1)
1893 as a shortened form of Santa Claus.
santa (n.2)
the Spanish title for a female saint, feminine singular of san, from Latin sanctus (see saint (n.)). As in Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, and in many toponyms in the U.S. West, such as Santa Ana ("Saint Anne"), the California mountain range, also extended to the hot, strong, dry wind that blows from it.
updated on December 21, 2021
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Definitions of Santa from WordNet
Dictionary entries near Santa
sans
sansculotte
sansei
Sanskrit
sans-serif
Santa
santa
Santa Claus
santeria
sap
sapid