Definition of "Petra"

Petra¹

proper noun
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Petra²

proper noun
1. An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
2. An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
3. A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
4. An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
5. An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
6. A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia, Greece.
7. A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean administrative region, Greece.
8. A modern former municipality of Pieria, Central Macedonia administrative region, Greece.
9. A modern village in Preveza, Epirus administrative region, Greece.
10. A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
11. A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
12. A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
13. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.