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Nicholas


Nich·o·las

N0096500 (nĭk′ə-ləs), Saint Fourth century ad. Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor who is often associated with Santa Claus and the custom of gift giving at Christmas.

Nicholas

(ˈnɪkələs) n (Biography) Saint. 4th-century ad bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor; patron saint of Russia and of children, sailors, merchants, and pawnbrokers. Feast day: Dec 6. See also Santa Claus

Nich•o•las1

(ˈnɪk ə ləs, ˈnɪk ləs)

n. 1. of Cusa, 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. 2. Saint, fl. 4th century A.D., bishop in Asia Minor: patron saint of Russia; protector of children and prototype of Santa Claus.

Nich•o•las2

(ˈnɪk ə ləs, ˈnɪk ləs)
n. 1. Nicholas I, 1796–1855, czar of Russia 1825–55. 2. Nicholas II, 1868–1918, czar of Russia 1894–1917: executed 1918.
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Noun1.Nicholas - a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)Nicholas - a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas
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Nicholas


Nicholas

(Nikolai Nikolayevich) (nyĭkəlī` nyĭkəlī`əvĭch), 1856–1929, Russian grand duke and army officer; first cousin of Czar Alexander IIIAlexander III,
1845–94, czar of Russia (1881–94), son and successor of Alexander II. Factors that contributed to Alexander's reactionary policies included his father's assassination, his limited intelligence and education, his military background, and the influence
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 and grandson of Czar Nicholas INicholas I,
1796–1855, czar of Russia (1825–55), third son of Paul I. His brother and predecessor, Alexander I, died childless (1825). Constantine, Paul's second son, was next in succession but had secretly renounced (1822) the throne after marrying a Polish
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. He served in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. During the Revolution of 1905, he refused the czar's request that he become military dictator, thus forcing Nicholas to accept Count WitteWitte, Count Sergei Yulyevich
, 1849–1915, Russian premier. A railway administrator, he became minister of communications (1892) and minister of finance (1892–1903).
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's plan for an elective national assembly. Nicholas was made commander in chief of the Russian armies at the outbreak of World War I. In 1915 Czar Nicholas II, influenced by the czarina and Rasputin, relieved him of his post and took over the command himself. Grand Duke Nicholas was made commander in the Caucasus, where he won successes against the Turks until the February Revolution of 1917 deprived him of his command. He left Russia in 1919 and settled in France.

Nicholas

Saint. 4th-century ad bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor; patron saint of Russia and of children, sailors, merchants, and pawnbrokers. Feast day: Dec. 6

Nicholas


Related to Nicholas: Saint Nicholas
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Synonyms for Nicholas

noun a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

Synonyms

  • Saint Nicholas
  • St. Nicholas
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