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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient ruined city of Edom in present-day southwest Jordan. It flourished as a trade center and the capital of Nabataea from the 4th century BC until its capture by the Romans in AD 106. The city was taken by Muslims in the 7th century and by Crusaders in the 12th century. The ruins of the “rose-red city” were discovered in 1812.
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- proper noun an
archeological site inJordan , designated asWorld Heritage Site - proper noun A female
given name .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Two-thousand-year-old cave paintings are being displayed in Petra, Jordan, while the lost work of Robert Capa has been put on view in New York.
ARTINFO: NEW YORK: Can't-Miss Gallery Openings This Week ARTINFO 2010
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My downstairs neighbor, Petra, is waving to me from the alley where the trash cans lie in wait.
Anhedonia (excerpt) Laura Preble 2010
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And here in Petra, most hotels that host Westerners do, too.
Chet of Arabia 2010
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Two-thousand-year-old cave paintings are being displayed in Petra, Jordan, while the lost work of Robert Capa has been put on view in New York.
ARTINFO: NEW YORK: Can't-Miss Gallery Openings This Week ARTINFO 2010
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Two-thousand-year-old cave paintings are being displayed in Petra, Jordan, while the lost work of Robert Capa has been put on view in New York.
ARTINFO: NEW YORK: Can't-Miss Gallery Openings This Week ARTINFO 2010
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And here in Petra, most hotels that host Westerners do, too.
Chet of Arabia 2010
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Petra is young but her handwriting in English is old-fashioned, reminiscent of what one might see on hundred-year-old American cards, and goes with the postcard beautifully.
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Petra is young but her handwriting in English is old-fashioned, reminiscent of what one might see on hundred-year-old American cards, and goes with the postcard beautifully.
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The manager of the hotel I stayed in, Petra, is an artist who built a vacation home for his family and then, because the home was beautiful and it cost a lot to maintain, began renting out rooms.
Greece After The Fall Akhil Sharma 2010
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Two-thousand-year-old cave paintings are being displayed in Petra, Jordan, while the lost work of Robert Capa has been put on view in New York.
ARTINFO: NEW YORK: Can't-Miss Gallery Openings This Week ARTINFO 2010
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