Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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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- proper noun A male
given name . Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated withFather Christmas . - proper noun A patronymic
surname .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
Etymologies
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Examples
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ANDY DUKE, FRIEND OF NICHOLAS BERG: Well, Nicholas was down the hall from me at the hotel.
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ANDY DUKE, FRIEND OF NICHOLAS BERG: Well, Nicholas was down the hall from me at the hotel.
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They would be, that I remember, "Yellow Submarine," "Prick Up Your Ears," and I remember he showed a film called "Vampire's Kiss" that my cousin Nicholas was in.
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Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas is a story for people who have loved, lost, and tried to find love again.
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Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas is a story for people who have loved, lost, and tried to find love again.
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Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas is a story for people who have loved, lost, and tried to find love again.
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Nicholas is grinning like a fool, and everyone else is just watching.
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Captain Nicholas Giglio lost his life in the accident.
KIA KIA/BNR 2009
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Nicholas is still around, they got rid of Epperson over Logan?
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Péraud will likely make his Tour de France debut, where he will help team captain Nicholas Roche to try to improve on his 15th placing this year.
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