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Petra
[ pee-truh, pe- ]
noun
- an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
Petra
/ ˈpiːtrə; ˈpɛtrə /
noun
- an ancient city in the south of present-day Jordan; capital of the Nabataean kingdom
Example Sentences
On day one of the main draw action at Indian Wells, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was beaten 4-6 6-3 6-4 by France's Varvara Gracheva.
Two decades after a devastating tsunami swept across Southeast Asia, Petra Nemcova is recalling what, and who, helped her survive the storm.
In the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth, a woman called Petra told me how an NHS social worker called Margaret Falegan had brought Mr Hiller to her house during a professional visit.
Petra suffers from anxiety and had previously told Ms Falegan - whom she described as her mental health nurse - that she was having trouble with her bills.
Whatever Mr Hiller had meant by this, Petra read it as a threat.
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