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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
The Briton also delivered the coin toss for the first match of the tournament between two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.
But two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was beaten 3-6 6-0 6-4 by Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland.
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.
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