Leningrad en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛn.ənˌɡrɑd/
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈlɛn.ənˌɡræd/
- /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡrɑd/
- /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Ленингра́д (Leningrád), from Ле́нин (Lénin, “Lenin”) + град (grad, “city”). Named in honour of Vladimir Lenin.
Meanings
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(historical) Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.
In Leningrad I met a lady. She was sitting at the hard-currency bar of the Hotel Moscow, sipping gin.
1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 604:
- An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.
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(figuratively, metonymically) The Soviet government, authorities, or secret service.
Assassination is pointless. Leningrad would quickly cover up his defalcations and make him into a martyr.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 19:
Deriveds
leningradite · Leningradite · Leningrader
Synonyms
Translations (89)
sh Lenjingrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · mr लेनिनग्राड (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · de Oblast Leningrad (Leningrad oblast) · fo Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · sh Лењинградска област (Leningrad oblast) · ru Ленингра́д (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · lt Leningradas (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · mk Ленингра́дска о́бласт (Leningrad oblast) · sl Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · cmn 列寧格勒 /列宁格勒 (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · so Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · mn Ленинград (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ru Ленингра́дская о́бласть (Leningrad oblast) · eo Leningrado (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · he לנינגרד (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · fr Léningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · lv Ļeņingrada (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · mt Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · sh Лењинград (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ca Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · es óblast de Leningrado (Leningrad oblast) · vi Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · sh Lenjingradska oblast (Leningrad oblast) · ro Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · nn Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · hy Լենինգրադ (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · tr Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · izh Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ja レニングラード (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · pl Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · et Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · nl Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · sk Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · hu Leningrád (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · izh Leningradan oblasti (Leningrad oblast) · cs Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · uk Ленінгра́дська о́бласть (Leningrad oblast) · az Leninqrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · io Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · it Leningrado (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ar لِينِينْغْرَاد (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · uk Ленінгра́д (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · yi לענינגראַד (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · bg Ленингра́д (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ta இலெனின்கிராது (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · cs Leningradská oblast (Leningrad oblast) · sk Leningradská oblasť (Leningrad oblast) · pl Obwód leningradzki (Leningrad oblast) · bg Ленингра́дска о́бласт (Leningrad oblast) · da Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ga Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · cy Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · fi Leningradin alue (Leningrad oblast) · eu Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · be Ленінгра́д (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ko 레닌그라드 (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · br Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · is Leníngrað (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · mk Ленингра́д (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ms Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · hi लेनिनग्राद (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · sq Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · am ሌኒንግራድ (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ka ლენინგრადი (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · sl Leningrajska oblast (Leningrad oblast) · cmn 列寧格勒州 /列宁格勒州 (Leningrad oblast) · et Leningradi oblast (Leningrad oblast) · be Ленінгра́дская во́бласць (Leningrad oblast) · es Leningrado (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · th เลนินกราด (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · bn লেনিনগ্রাদ (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · fa لنینگراد (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · el Λένινγκραντ (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · sv Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ml ലെനിൻഗ്രാഡ് (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · is Leníngrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · kn ಲೆನಿನ್ಗ್ರಾಡ್ (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · af Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · gl Leningrado (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · pt Leningrado (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · kk Ленинград (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · gd Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · ky Ленинград (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · nb Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · fi Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · id Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · pa ਲੇਨਿਨਗ੍ਰਾਦ (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) · pt Leningrado (Leningrad oblast) · de Leningrad (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991)