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Petra.

An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.

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name/ˈpɛ.tɹə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.

  2. An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.

  3. A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.

  4. Numerous places in modern-day Greece: An ancient lost town in Corinthia.

  5. Numerous places in modern-day Greece: An ancient lost town in Elis.

  6. Numerous places in modern-day Greece: A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia regional unit.

  7. Numerous places in modern-day Greece: A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean region.

  8. Numerous places in modern-day Greece: A former modern municipality of Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia region.

  9. Numerous places in modern-day Greece: A modern village in Preveza regional unit, Epirus region.

  10. A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.

  11. A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.

  12. A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain.

  13. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra)der. English Petra Ultimately from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).

name/ˈpɛ.tɹə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter; variant form Peta.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Late Latin petrader. English Petra Feminine form of Peter. Derived from petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”). The name came into regular use in the 19th century.

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