Aladdin

American  

[uh-lad-n] / əˈlæd n /

noun

1. (inThe Arabian Nights' Entertainments ) the son of a poor widow in China. He becomes the possessor of a magic lamp and ring with which he can command a jinn to do his bidding.

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Aladdin British  

/ əˈlædɪn /

noun

1. (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments ) a poor youth who obtains a magic lamp and ring, with which he summons genies who grant his wishes

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Example Sentences

“The Little Mermaid,” a somewhat drab undertaking with sparks of bioluminescence, suffers from the same fundamental issues that plagued “The Lion King,” “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast.”

From Washington Times

In 1983, he was helping fix a troubled smaller x-ray synchrotron called Aladdin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when a review panel released a report arguing for a larger hard x-ray source.

From Science Magazine

We're at the Southbank Centre in London, at an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of David Bowie's Aladdin Sane; and we have just learned two things.

From BBC

In 2011, a flying carpet used in a production of “Aladdin” flipped; the show reopened after the malfunction with the carpet grounded, according to the OC Register.

From Los Angeles Times

Take “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast”: After writing the scores for the Disney animated classics in the 1990s, the 73-year-old returned to work on both movies’ Broadway adaptations and their recent live-action film versions.

From Washington Post