Petrograd en · PROPN
Etymology
From Russian Петрогра́д (Petrográd). The portion Петро (Petro, “Petros”), from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros) and German Peter, from Dutch Pieter, from Sankt Pieter (“Saint Peter”), from Apostle Peter and Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia and then Emperor. The portion град (grad, “city”), from German Burg (“city, castle”), from Dutch burch (“town, fortress”). Петрогра́д (Petrográd, “Petrograd”) from German Sankt Petersburg (“Санкт-Петербургъ (Sankt-Peterburg)”), from Dutch Sankt-Pieter-Burch (“Сант-Питер-Бурхъ (Sant-Piter-Burx)”), the Russian city was named in Dutch instead of Russian by Peter the Great.
Meanings
- (historical) Former name of Saint Petersburg, from 1914 (when Russia entered World War I) to 1924 (when Lenin died), a major city in Russia.
- A region of Saint Petersburg city, Saint Petersburg, Northwest Russia district, European Russia, Russia.
Synonyms
Saint Petersburgh · Leningrad · Saint Petersburg · Sankt Petersburg
Translations (55)
eu Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · az Petroqrad (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · cmn 彼得格勒 (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ta பெத்ரோகிராது (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · nn Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · is Petrógrad (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ar بِيتْرُوغْرَاد (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · tr Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · nb Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ml പെട്രോഗാർഡ് (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · et Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ca Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · fi Pietari (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · hy Պետրոգրադ (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · fi Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · el Πετρογκράντ (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · sq Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · uk Петрогра́д (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ka პეტროგრადი (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · nl Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · cs Petrohrad (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · io Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · pa ਪੇਤਰੋਗ੍ਰਾਦ (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · kn ಪೆಟ್ರೊಗ್ರಾಡ್ (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ru Петрогра́д (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · mr पेट्रोग्राड (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · sh Pètrogrād (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · eo Petrogrado (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · pl Piotrogród (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · gu પેટ્રોગ્રાડ (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · yi פּעטראָגראַד (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · lt Petrogradas (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · sv Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · es Petrogrado (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · hi पेत्रोग्राद (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · sh Пѐтрогра̄д (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · kk Петроград (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ko 페트로그라드 (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · hu Petrográd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · sk Petrohrad (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · be Петрагра́д (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · bn পেত্রোগ্রাদ (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · it Pietrogrado (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ro Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · yue 彼得格勒 (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · pt Petrogrado (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · fr Pétrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · mk Петроград (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · de Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · lv Petrograda (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · fa پطروگراد (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · ja ペトログラード (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · bg Петрогра́д (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · da Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg) · sl Petrograd (Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg)
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