Hatra

Ha·tra
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UK, US/ˈhæ.tɹə/

proper noun

A caravan city, the capital of the small kingdom of Araba, in present-day Iraq, which flourished in 2nd-century Mesopotamia.

Similar
al-HadrHatrisAtra
OriginLatin Hatra ← arc-hat 𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA caravan city, the capital of the small kingdom of Araba, in present-day Iraq, which flourished in 2nd-century Mesopotamia.

    Synonyms: al-Hadr, Hatris, Atra

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA caravan city, the capital of the small kingdom of Araba, in present-day Iraq, which flourished in 2nd-century Mesopotamia.

Similar
al-HadrHatrisAtra

Origin

  1. arc-hat𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠
  2. LatinHatra
  3. EnglishHatra

From Latin Hatra, from Hatran Aramaic 𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠 (ḥṭrʾ /⁠Ḥaṭrā⁠/).

More words from Latin, arc-hat

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Translations

Arabic اَلْحَضْر
  • اَلْحَضْر (al-ḥaḍr)city in Mesopotamia
Hindi हतरा
  • हतरा (hatrā)city in Mesopotamia
Latin Hatra (Ḥaṭrē), Hatris
  • Hatra (Ḥaṭrē)city in Mesopotamia
  • Hatriscity in Mesopotamia
Persian هترا, حضر
  • هترا (hatrâ)city in Mesopotamia
  • حضر (hazr)city in Mesopotamia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arthaTaraharhatAhart
Cite this entry
APA

Hatra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hatra

MLA

“Hatra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hatra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hatra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hatra.

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