Arabian Nights

Cultural  

1. A famous collection of Persian, Indian, and Arabian folktales. Supposedly, the legendary Scheherazade told these stories to her husband the sultan, a different tale every night for 1,001 days; therefore, the collection is sometimes called The Thousand and One Nights. The Arabian Nights includes the stories of familiar characters such as Aladdin and Ali Baba.

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Example Sentences

The presiding judge called the argument “a tale that surpasses those of the Arabian Nights, lacking credibility,” according to Bernama, Malaysia’s state media outlet, which said the charges involved some $570 million of misappropriated assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Vecchio Sultano, a mixed-media piece made with watercolour paint and a felt-tip pen, is an illustration of the Arabian Nights and was found in a house in Cambridge.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

One story that started that way was “1001 Nights,” which is my retelling of the Persian classic from Arabian Nights.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2021

He’s saved a few fancy outfits and fezzes that Guy used to wear during solo and band jobs at restaurants such as Haji Baba’s in Inglewood and Arabian Nights in Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2021

Reading The Arabian Nights again has started me thinking...can stuff like this really happen?

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez