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Petra
//ˈpɛtɹə// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2 An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
- 3 An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
- 4 A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
- 5 An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
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- 6 An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
- 7 A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia regional unit, Greece.
- 8 A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean region, Greece.
- 9 A modern former municipality of Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia region, Greece.
- 10 A modern village in Preveza regional unit, Epirus region, Greece.
- 11 A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
- 12 A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
- 13 A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
- 14 An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
Noun
- 1 stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
"Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Latin petra (“rock”). Doublet of piedra.
Etymology 2
A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (“stone”); came into regular use in the 19th century.
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).
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