Definitions for aladdinəˈlæd n
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
A•lad•dinəˈlæd n(n.)
(in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) a youth who finds a magic lamp and ring with which he can command two jinns.
Category: Literature
Princeton's WordNet
Aladdin(noun)
in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
Wiktionary
Aladdin(ProperNoun)
A classic Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp from a cave.
Aladdin(ProperNoun)
The young man who is the protagonist and title character of the story.
Aladdin(ProperNoun)
A classic British pantomime.
Origin: From علاء الدين ('Alā 'al Dīn), meaning nobility of faith
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Aladdin
a character in the "Arabian Nights," who became possessed of a wonderful lamp and a wonderful ring, by rubbing which together he could call two evil genii to do his bidding.
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