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Petra.

Petra (an ancient Nabatean city in Arabia Petraea, in modern Jordan)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

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name[ˈpɛ.tra]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛː.tra]
  1. Petra (an ancient Nabatean city in Arabia Petraea, in modern Jordan)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
  2. Petra, Petra in Aegypto (an ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopic in Roman Egypt)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
  3. Petra (a medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
  4. Petra (an ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
  5. Petra (an ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
  6. a post-classical female given name, masculine equivalent Petrus

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
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