ibn-Batuta

/ (ˌɪbənbæˈtuːtɑː) /

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noun

1304–?68, Arab traveller, who wrote the Rihlah, an account of his travels (1325–54) in Africa and Asia

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Words nearby ibn-Batuta

-ibly, ibn, ibn-al-Arabi, Ibn al-Haytham, ibn ʿArabi, ibn-Batuta, ibn-Ezra, ibn Gabirol, ibn Hanbal, ibn Khaldun, ibn Rushd

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How to use ibn-Batuta in a sentence

The remarks of Ibn Batuta (c. 1332) already suggest the present state of things, viz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
Ibn Batuta (c. 1332) says the greater part of the city was in ruins, and only a small part continued to be a town.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
Ibn Batuta saw this curious relic early in the fourteenth century; but both the mosque and the stone have since disappeared.
Roman Mosaics|Hugh Macmillan
The mention of Ibn-Batuta, as the authority more particularly, has a special interest.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton

Ibn Batuta advanced as far as Erzeroum, where he was shown an aerolite weighing 620 pounds.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne