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Arabian Nights

Definition: Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

Noun

1. A collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Arabian Nights

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Literature

Arabian Nights (The). First made known in Europe by Antoine Galland, a French Oriental scholar, who translated them and called them The Thousand and One Nights (from the number of nights occupied in their recital). They are of Indian, Persian, Egyptian, and Arabian origin. Common English translations -
4 vols. 12mo, 1792, by R. Heron, published in Edinburgh and London.
3 vols. 12mo, 1794, by Mr. Beloe, London.
3 vols. 12mo, 1798, by Richard Gough, enlarged. Paris edition.
5 vols. 8vo, 1802, by Rev. Edward Foster.
5 vols. 8vo, 1830, by Edw. Wm. Lane.
The Tales of the Genii, by Sir Charles Morell (i.e. Rev. James Ridley), are excellent imitations. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Synonyms: Arabian Nights

Synonyms: Arabian Nights' Entertainment (n), Thousand and One Nights (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Arabian Nights

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Imagination

Flying Dutchman, great sea serpent, man in the moon, castle in the air, pipe dream, pie-in-the-sky, chateau en Espagne; Utopia, Atlantis, happy valley, millennium, fairyland; land of Prester John, kindgom of Micomicon; work of fiction; (novel); Arabian nights; le pot au lait; dream of Alnashar; (hope).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Arabian Nights

English words defined with "Arabian Nights": Aladdin, Aladdin's lampSinbad, Sinbad the Sailor. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Arabian Nights": Bedreddin' HassanOpen, SesameParizadeWooden Horse of Troy. (references)

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Modern Usage: Arabian Nights

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Movie/TV Titles

Arabian Nights (1972)

1001 Arabian Nights (1959)

Arabian Nights (1946)

Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (1994)

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Commercial Usage: Arabian Nights

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Books

  • The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: A Story from the Arabian Nights (reference)

  • 1001 Arabian Nights (Oxford Story Collections) (reference)

  • Aladdin and Other Favorite Arabian Nights Stories (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) (reference)

  • The Arabian Nights (Everyman's Library) (reference)

  • Time Flies and Other Short Plays: Time Flies, Degas, C'Est Moi, Dr. Fritz/the Forces of Light, Basel's in Arms, Arabian Nights, Enigma Variations, th (reference)

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Theater & Movies

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Image Slideshow: Arabian Nights

Illustrations:
Arabian Nights

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Photo Album: Arabian Nights

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Arabian nights. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Arabian nights. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Expression: Arabian Nights

Expression using "Arabian Nights": the arabian nights. Additional references.

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Modern Translation: Arabian Nights

Language Translations for "Arabian Nights"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Finnish

  

tuhat ja yksi yötä. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ezeregyéjszaka. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

アラ"ア夜話 (Arab, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, The Thousand and One Nights). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

アラ"アよばなし (The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, The Thousand and One Nights). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arabianay ightsnay

   

Portuguese

  

mil e uma noites. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

las mil y una noches. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

tusen och en natt (the arabian nights). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

binbir gece masalları (the arabian nights). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Arabian Nights

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-g-h-i-i-n-n-r-s-t"

-3 letters: abstaining, sanitarian, tarnishing.

-4 letters: antiarins, banishing, hiraganas, sanitaria, straining, trainings.

-5 letters: abashing, airthing, angarias, anhingas, antiarin, antibias, ataghans, bairnish, bargains, bartisan, birthing, braining, brainish, braising, granitas, habitans, habiting, harianas, hiragana, ignatias, ingrains, inhabits, intarsia, sainting, shirting, shrining, staining, training, trashing.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Expressions
9. Translations: Modern
10. Anagrams
11. Bibliography


  

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