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Nicholas

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Noun

1. nicholas, saint nicholas, st. nicholas

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

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Nicholas

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noun

Saint. 4th-century ad bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor; patron saint of Russia and of children, sailors, merchants, and pawnbrokers. Feast day: Dec 6

See also Santa Claus

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Nicholas

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noun

a masculine name: dim. Nick; equiv. L. Nicolaus, Fr. & Sp. Nicolas, Ger. Nikolaus, It. Niccolo, Russ. Nikolai

1.

Saint(4th cent. a.d.); bishop of Myra: patron saint of Russia, of Greece, & of young people, sailors, etc.: his day is Dec. 6

see also Santa Claus

2.

Saint Nicholas I( a.d. 800?-867); pope (858-867): his day is Nov. 13

called the Great

3.

Nicholas I1796-1855; czar of Russia (1825-55)

4.

Nicholas II1868-1918; last czar of Russia (1894-1917); forced to abdicate; executed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nicholas

see synonyms of nicholas

Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor who is often associated with Santa Claus and the custom of gift giving at Christmas.

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