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saint nicholas
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Saint Nicholas
Proper noun
  • A 4th century Greek bishop from Anatolia.
  • The patron saint of children.
  • The patron saint of the marines in the Orthodox tradition.
  • The American, Latin American, and British variant of the European folk myth of Saint Nicholas, explaining the source of Christmas presents given to children on Christmas Day.