nicholas | (n) a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century), Syn. Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas |
nicholas i | (n) czar of Russia from 1825 to 1855 who led Russia into the Crimean War (1796-1855), Syn. Czar Nicholas I |
nicholas ii | (n) the last czar of Russia who was forced to abdicate in 1917 by the Russian Revolution; he and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks (1868-1918) |
nicholas v | (n) Italian pope from 1447 to 1455 who founded the Vatican library (1397-1455), Syn. Tomasso Parentucelli |