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Sinbad

noun
Sin·​bad | \ˈsin-ˌbad \
variants: or Sindbad

Definition of Sinbad 

: a citizen of Baghdad whose adventures at sea are told in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments

First Known Use of Sinbad

1789, in the meaning defined above

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