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

Revered as a national treasure in her native Philippines, she is also immortalised as the singing voices for not one but two Disney princesses, Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and the lead in Mulan.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Barnum gradually expanded these gardens to include museums and theaters, where families could do everything from gawking at unusual people or animals to watching performances of fairy-tale characters like Aladdin or Goldilocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Aladdin Sane, with his face strafed by a scarlet firebolt edged in blue, blue, electric blue, is quintessential Bowie iconography.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

I would be Aladdin in “A Whole New World,” and I leaned into it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

I hadn’t seen Aladdin yet, but when I got to Oklahoma years later, it was the reference I had to explain this part to people.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri