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Saint Petersburg

name
/sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/

Etymology

Calque of Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg) equivalent to Saint Peter + -s- + -burg, from German Sankt Petersburg (“Saint Peter's City”), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great. Doublet of Peterborough.

  1. derived from Sankt Petersburg

Definitions

  1. A federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and…

    A federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918.

  2. Alternative form of St. Petersburg

  3. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado, United States.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA