Petra

[ pee-truh, pe- ]

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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How to use Petra in a sentence

  • He launches into a flight of oratory on the past greatness of Petra.

    Petra by Night | David Frum | January 3, 2013 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Verily this sun-burnt son of Arabia Petra was a tangible reality and no desert simulacrum.

  • His first book is dated 1480, Hermanni de Petra Sermones super orationem dominicam.

    Printers' Marks | William Roberts
  • It is very destitute of vegetation, and this is especially the case with the country about Mount Hor, and Petra.

    Letters from Palestine | J. D. Paxton
  • The chief city in this region was Petra, which now presents remarkable ruins, as well as several rock-cut temples.

  • Mr. Marsh, an American traveller, was much surprised by seeing a caravan of fifty camels pass over a long ascent in Arabia Petra.

    Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood

British Dictionary definitions for Petra

Petra

/ (ˈpɛtrə, ˈpiːtrə) /


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

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