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Sin·bad | \ ˈsin-ˌbad 
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\variants:
or Sindbad
Definition of Sinbad
: a citizen of Baghdad whose adventures at sea are told in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments
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The first known use of Sinbad was in 1789
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