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P / Pē^tra
noun

Pē^tra

gen. Pē^trae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
the name of several cities
the name of several cities.
A city in Arabia Petrœa; Wadi Musa
A city in Arabia Petrœa, now the ruins of Wadi Musa, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 144; Vulg. Jer. 48, 28.—Hence,
Petrean •
Pē^traeus, a, um, adj., Petrean: balanus, Plin. 12, 21, 46, § 102: hypericon, id. 12, 25, 54, § 119.—
A city in Pieria
A city in Pieria, Liv. 29, 26.—
A city in Thrace
A city in Thrace, Liv. 40, 22. —
A city in Umbria; called; Il Furlo
A city in Umbria, called Petra Pertusa, now Il Furlo, Aur. Vict. Epist. in Vespas. 17.—
A hill near Dyrrachium
A hill near Dyrrachium, Caes. B. C. 3, 42.
Perseus ID: n35827 Key: Petra2