SCHEHERAZADE


Meaning of SCHEHERAZADE in English

n.

Pronunciation: sh ə - ˌ her- ə - ' zäd; - ' zä-d ə , -d ē

Function: noun

Etymology: German Scheherezade, from Persian Sh ī raz ā d

Date: 1801

: the fictional wife of a sultan and the narrator of the tales in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.