Petra

American  

[pee-truh, pe-] / ˈpi trə, ˈpɛ- /

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.

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Petra British  

/ ˈpiːtrə, ˈpɛtrə /

noun

1. an ancient city in the south of present-day Jordan; capital of the Nabataean kingdom

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Example Sentences

It was eventually sold for $85 million in 2011 to Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone.

From MarketWatch

Petra Gartzen, a UK-German dual national who has lived in the UK for four decades, said she was furious at the lack of communication about the upcoming changes and is frantically trying to secure a passport from Spain, where she is staying for a few months over the winter.

From BBC

Petra, a tech industry analyst, was told she would need to travel from southern Spain to Madrid for an appointment in order to apply for the "ridiculously expensive" certificate of entitlement while outside the UK, adding to the expense.

From BBC

Petra has now applied for a UK passport from Spain - but that had its own complications.

From BBC

Petra now has a "nervous wait" to see if the documentation she was able to provide is accepted and processed in time for early March, when she is due to travel back to the UK before heading to the US for work.

From BBC