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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.


Petra

/ ˈpiːtrə; ˈpɛtrə /

noun

  1. an 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
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