(The) Arabian Nights

(The) Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights, The,
a collection of old tales from Arabia, Persia, and India, dating from the 900's A.D. It contains tales of Ali Baba, Aladdin, and many others and is also known as The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, and A Thousand and One Nights.

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The Arabian Nights [The Arabian Nights]
the name often given to the Thousand and One Nights, a collection of traditional stories from the Middle East, written in Arabic. Scheherezade marries a king who kills his wives after their first night together. She survives by telling him a different story every night. Many popular films, songs and ↑pantomimes are based on some of these stories, such as ↑Aladdin and ↑Sinbad the Sailor.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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