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Thousand and One Nights

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noun

  1. See Arabian Nights' Entertainments

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Is it the main villain in One Thousand and One Nights?

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

Mo looked at Meggie for a long time before bending to pick up the book he had chosen first: Tales From the Thousand and One Nights.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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