Reference meaning
petra
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stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
Other meanings
2. proper noun
An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
3. proper noun
An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
4. proper noun
A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
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