Definition of "Petra"

A female given name from Ancient Greek.  examples

An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.  examples

An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.  examples

A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.  examples

An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.  examples

An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.  examples

A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia, Greece.  examples

A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean administrative region, Greece.  examples

A modern former municipality of Pieria, Central Macedonia administrative region, Greece.  examples

A modern village in Preveza, Epirus administrative region, Greece.  examples

A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.  examples

A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.  examples

A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.  examples

An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.  examples