Petit
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Petit may be any of the following:
- The French word for "small"
- Petit's triangle (inferior lumbar triangle) . See Petit's hernia
- Petit Jean State Park
- Petit juror
[edit] People/Surname
- A French surname
- Pierre Petit, a French photographer
- Jean-Pierre Petit, a French scientist
- François Pourfour du Petit, a French anatomist
- Alexis Thérèse Petit, a French physicist
- Philippe Petit, a French acrobat
- The surname for a prominent Parsi family of India, whose members include:
- Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Bt., noted Indian industrialist
- His granddaughter Rattanbai Petit, wife of Jinnah, founder of Pakistan
[edit] Footballers
- Emmanuel Petit, a football star who played for the French international, AS Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea football clubs
- The nickname for Armando Teixeira, a Portuguese international and current SL Benfica player