TOP

Definition of Ali Baba from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Ali Baba

 
/ˌæli ˈbɑːbɑː/
 
/ˌæli ˈbɑːbɑː/
jump to other results
  1. a character in an old Arabian story who hears some thieves say 'Open Sesame!’, the magic words that open the door of the cave where they keep everything they have stolen. He steals their gold and they try to kill him, but he is saved by his servant Morgiana. The story is popular as a pantomime in Britain.
previously
adverb
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 3000
B1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day