| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Ali Baba |
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| (AH-lee BAH-buh, AL-ee BAB-uh) The title character in “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” a story from the Arabian Nights. Ali Baba gains the treasure of the thieves, which they keep in a cave with a magical entrance. | 1 |
| ‡ Ali Baba opens the door of the thieves’ cave with the magical password “Open, sesame.” | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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