English Explanatory Dictionary

santon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Muslim holy man.
  2. In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.
name
  1. A hamlet in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9312).
  2. A depopulated village near Santon Downham, in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8287).
  3. A parish of the sheading of Middle, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).

Word forms

santon santons

Etymology

Borrowed from French santon, from Spanish santón.

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