Meaning of petra | Babel Free

Definitions

1. stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
3. An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.
4. An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto.
5. A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.
6. An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.
7. An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.
8. A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia regional unit, Greece.
9. A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean region, Greece.
10. A modern former municipality of Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia region, Greece.
11. A modern village in Preveza regional unit, Epirus region, Greece.
12. A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.
13. A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.
14. A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
15. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.

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Examples

“Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone.”

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