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ibn-Batuta

/ ˌɪbənbæˈtuːtɑː /

noun

  1. ibn-Batuta1304?1368MArabTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: travellerWRITING: writer 1304–?68, Arab traveller, who wrote the Rihlah, an account of his travels (1325–54) in Africa and Asia
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Example Sentences

The remarks of Ibn Batuta (c. 1332) already suggest the present state of things, viz.

Ibn Batuta (c. 1332) says the greater part of the city was in ruins, and only a small part continued to be a town.

Ibn Batuta saw this curious relic early in the fourteenth century; but both the mosque and the stone have since disappeared.

The mention of Ibn-Batuta, as the authority more particularly, has a special interest.

Ibn Batuta advanced as far as Erzeroum, where he was shown an aerolite weighing 620 pounds.

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