Thousand and One Nights
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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After testing each for a night—it’s like One Thousand and One Nights around my apartment—I’ve come away with a few favorites.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2018
The story's central character, Kahramana, is a reference to Ali Baba's slave girl in One Thousand and One Nights.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2016
The colorful character Ali Baba made quite the splash when 18th century readers encountered him in "One Thousand and One Nights."
From US News ● Aug. 25, 2016
Popular literature included The Thousand and One Nights, a collection of fairy tales, parables, and legends.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Meggie didn’t know much about The Thousand and One Nights except that it was really a book in many volumes.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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