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[ pee-truh, pe- ] / ˈpi trə, ˈpɛ- /
nounan ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites. Words nearby Petrapeto, Petöfi, pet parent, pet peeve, petr-, Petra, Petrarch, Petrarchan, Petrarchan sonnet, Petrarchism, Petrarchist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for PetraA photo that Instagram did take down was one that Canadian artist Petra Collins posted of her lower half in a swimsuit. What’s More Obscene Than Rihanna’s Boobs? Instagram’s Kids With Guns|Michael Daly|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST We pulled into the town of modern Petra late Wednesday afternoon, Jordanian time. Petra by Night|David Frum|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST He launches into a flight of oratory on the past greatness of Petra. Petra by Night|David Frum|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST I'm not suggesting that Petra needs to swing all the other way to the Walt Disney opposite extreme. Petra by Night|David Frum|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Still, the busload of Japanese tourists in our hotel all seemed to have signed up for the Petra by Night show. Petra by Night|David Frum|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST They were oracular temples of the Sun; which in aftertimes were called Petra, and ascribed to other Gods. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant Petra has been lost, and Pharsalia has been won, but there is no sign. The Life of Cicero|Anthony Trollope "You know, Petra's question is a good one," Arkor said few minutes later. Captives of the Flame|Samuel R. Delany He's been here once before; he was the man Petra wanted to admit that I wouldn't have in. Look Back on Happiness|Knut Hamsun Petra was also dissatisfied with the young wife's work in the barn. Look Back on Happiness|Knut Hamsun
British Dictionary definitions for Petra
nounan ancient city in the south of present-day Jordan; capital of the Nabataean kingdom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |