Santa Claus

Santa Claus
San|ta Claus
['sæntəklɔ:z] der; - -, - -
<engl. -amerik.; nach gleichbed. niederl. Sinterklaas, dies abgewandelt zu Sint Nikolaas »Sankt Nikolaus«, nach dem Namen eines Bischofs in Kleinasien, vgl. ↑Nikolaus>
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