The Arabian Nights
/ði əˌreɪbiən ˈnaɪts/
/ði əˌreɪbiən ˈnaɪts/
- the name often given to the Thousand and One Nights, a collection of traditional stories from the Middle East, written in Arabic. Scheherezade marries a king who kills his wives after their first night together. She survives by telling him a different story every night. Many popular films, songs and pantomimes are based on some of these stories, such as Aladdin and Sinbad the Sailor