What does "santa" mean?

An instance of someone dressed up as Santa.

Santa

Common synonyms include: father christmas, dongxiang, father christmas, kris kringle, saint nicholas, saint nick.

//ˈsæntə// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
An instance of someone dressed up as Santa.
"They get some pretty fishy Santas in this mall. The one in the food court right now seems like he might be drunk."
2
Alternative letter-case form of Santa (noun). alt-of, informal
3
An instance of any likeness of Santa.
"a plastic Santa waving in time to some music"

Proper Noun

1
Ellipsis of Santa Claus. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"Mohe, known as China's Arctic Town, holds the record for its lowest-ever temperature of minus 52.3 Celsius (minus 62.1 Fahrenheit), on Feb. 13, 1969. For most visitors, the highlight of a trip is the fulfilment of a long-held wish to meet Santa. "I've achieved my childhood dream," said Huang Liwen, 30, who had travelled to Mohe from Guangdong province in southern China. "It's a real Christmas now in Santa village, where we can see the real Santa Claus ... It was really worth the trip.""
2
A female given name from Italian.
3
A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.