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

Example Sentences

She is the youngest player to reach the final of the tournament on debut since Petra Kvitova in 2011, and will start 2025 as a top-five player.

From BBC

Lawyer Petra Eklund, who is acting for the complainant in the case, has said she cannot comment on the case at the moment because of legal constraints.

From BBC

Eris Nezha and Petra Conti fell in love after long nights rehearsing in Italy.

From Los Angeles Times

Jordan’s interior ministry said it was investigating the attack, according to the state-run Petra news agency.

From Los Angeles Times

Among other politically charged docs, Brazilian director Petra Costa followed up her Oscar-nominated “The Edge of Democracy” with “Apocalypse in the Tropics,” about the rise of Jair Bolsonaro, while Errol Morris tackled the Trump administration’s controversial family-separation border policy with his new film, “Separated.”

From Los Angeles Times