单词 | Petraean |
释义 | Definition of Petraean in English:Petraean(also Petrean) adjective pɪˈtriːən
noun pɪˈtriːən
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in William Lithgow (1582–c1645), traveller. From classical Latin Petraeus of or coming from Petra in Arabia, inhabitant of Petra (from Petra, the name of the chief town of Arabia Petraea, lit. ‘Arabia the rocky’, a Roman province + -eus: see -eous) + -an. Definition of Petraean in US English:Petraean(also Petrean) adjectivepɪˈtriːən
nounpɪˈtriːən
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in William Lithgow (1582–c1645), traveller. From classical Latin Petraeus of or coming from Petra in Arabia, inhabitant of Petra (from Petra, the name of the chief town of Arabia Petraea, lit. ‘Arabia the rocky’, a Roman province + -eus: see -eous) + -an. |
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