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Saint Petersburg en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/
• (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

1. 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. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of St. Petersburg
   alt of St. Petersburg
3. Alternative form of St. Petersburg: ▸ A city in Florida, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado, United States.

Forms

Deriveds

Petersburgian · Petersburger · St. Petersburg Beach · St. Pete · St. Pete Beach

Synonyms

Petrograd · Northern Palmyra · Venice of the North · Peterburg · Sankt-Peterburg · Piter · Leningrad · Petersburg

Translations (143)

it San Pietroburgo (city in Russia) · szl Pejtersburg (city in Russia) · lez Санкт-Петербург (city in Russia) · pl Petersburg (city in Russia) · os Бетъырбух (city in Russia) · he סֶנְט פֶּטֶרְסְבּוּרְג (city in Russia) · et Peterburi (city in Russia) · mn Санкт-Петербург (city in Russia) · vot Petteri (city in Russia) · tg Санкт-Петербург (city in Russia) · ga Brí Shan Pheadair (city in Russia) · sh Saint Petersburg (city in Florida) · nl Sint-Petersburg (city in Russia) · ar سَانْت بِطِرْسْبُرْغ (city in Russia) · sl Sankt Peterburg (city in Russia) · sk Sankt Peterburg (city in Russia) · sw Sankt Peterburg (city in Russia) · eo Sankt-Peterburgo (city in Russia) · sk Petrohrad (city in Russia) · ta சென் பீட்டர்ஸ்பேர்க் (city in Russia) · cs Sankt Petěrburg (city in Russia) · et Piiter (city in Russia) · ce Петарбух (city in Russia) · ab Санқт-Петербург (city in Russia) · tl San Petersburgo (city in Russia) · ky Санкт-Петербург (city in Russia) · fa سن پطرزبورغ (city in Russia) · lt Sankt Peterburgas (city in Russia) · izh Petteri (city in Russia) · fo Sankta Pætursborg (city in Russia) · kpv Петыркар (city in Russia) · yi פּעטערבורג (city in Russia) · am ሳንክት ፔቴርቡርግ (city in Russia) · is Sankti Pétursborg (city in Russia) · ru Пи́тер (city in Russia) · sh Sȁnkt Pèterburg (city in Russia) · ko 싼크뜨뻬쩨르부르그 (city in Russia) · de Sankt Petersburg (city in Russia) · mk Санкт Петербург (city in Russia) · fr Saint-Pétersbourg (city in Russia) · co San Petruburgu (city in Russia) · tk Sankt-Peterburg (city in Russia) · koi Петыркар (city in Russia) · pl Leningrad (city in Russia) · kk Санкт-Петербург (city in Russia) · vi Thành Bỉ Đắc (city in Russia) · is Pétursborg (city in Russia) · ba Санкт-Петербург (city in Russia) · cu Санкт-Пєтєрбоургъ (city in Russia) · km សាំងពេទែរបួក (city in Russia) · az Fitilbörk (city in Russia) · sh Sent Pitersburg (city in Florida) · ru Петербу́рг (city in Russia) · az پطرسبورغ (city in Russia) · myv Ине-Петрань ош (city in Russia) · sv Sankt Petersburg (city in Russia) · nn Sankt Petersburg (city in Russia) · vep Piter (city in Russia) · cs Petrohrad (city in Russia) · uk Санкт-Петербу́рг (city in Russia) · bn সেন্ট পিটার্সবার্গ (city in Russia) · vi Xanh Pê-téc-bua (city in Russia) · ur سینٹ پیٹرز برگ (city in Russia) · be Сент-Пітэрсберг (city in Florida) · be Пецярбу́рг (city in Russia) · uz Sankt-Peterburg (city in Russia) · bo སན་པི་ཏི་པོག (city in Russia) · be Санкт-Пецярбу́рг (city in Russia) · cmn 聖彼得堡 /圣彼得堡 (city in Russia) · af Sint Petersburg (city in Russia) · sah Бөтөрбүүр (city in Russia) · el Αγία Πετρούπολη (city in Russia) · co San Pietruburgu (city in Russia) · id St. Petersburg (city in Russia) · fa پتل پورت (city in Russia) · sah Санкт-Петербург (city in Russia) · gd Brìgh Naoimh Pheadair (city in Russia) · my စိန့်ပီတာစဘတ် (city in Russia) · tr St. Petersburg (city in Russia) · fa سن پطرزبورگ (city in Russia) · ug سانكت پېتېربۇرگ (city in Russia) · da Sankt Petersborg (city in Russia) · az Sankt-Peterburq (city in Russia) · az پترهبورق (city in Russia) · sh Сент Питерсбург (city in Florida) · nb St. Petersburg (city in Russia) · cv Питӗр (city in Russia) · te సెయింట్ పీటర్స్బర్గ్ (city in Russia) · ms Saint Petersburg (city in Russia) · fi Pietari (city in Russia) · kn ಸೇಂಟ್ ಪೀಟರ್ಸ್ಬರ್ಗ್ (city in Russia) · ru Санкт-Петербу́рг (city in Russia) · sh Са̏нкт Пѐтербург (city in Russia) · hy Սանկտ Պետերբուրգ (city in Russia) · bua Саанкта-Петербүүргэ (city in Russia) · la Petropolis (city in Russia) · pl Sankt Petersburg (city in Russia) · sco Saunt Petersburg (city in Russia) · ota سان پترسبورغ (city in Russia) · kbd Бытырбыху (city in Russia) · az فتيلبورك (city in Russia) · lt Sent Pitersbergas (city in Florida) · mt San Pietruburgu (city in Russia) · ko 상트페테르부르크 (city in Russia) · ota پترسبورغ (city in Russia) · et Sankt-Peterburg (city in Russia) · pl Saint Petersburg (city in Florida) · lv Sanktpēterburga (city in Russia) · ro Petersburg (city in Russia) · bg Сейнт Питърсбърг (city in Florida) · dsb Sankt Petersburg (city in Russia) · ca Sant Petersburg (city in Russia) · io Sankt-Peterburg (city in Russia) · ka სანქტ-პეტერბურგი (city in Russia) · bg Санкт Петербу́рг (city in Russia) · sah Бөтөрбүрүк (city in Russia) · sq Shën Petersburgu (city in Russia) · fa سن پترزبورگ (city in Russia) · sel-sou Пятроӄва́ҷ (city in Russia) · es San Petersburgo (city in Russia) · liv Pētõrburg (city in Russia) · pt São Petersburgo (city in Russia) · tt Санкт-Петербург (city in Russia) · kk Сән-Питербор (city in Russia) · uk Сент-Пітерсберг (city in Florida) · uby Batərbəf (city in Russia) · hu Szentpétervár (city in Russia) · tr Sankt-Peterburg (city in Russia) · cv Питӗрпур (city in Russia) · uk Петербу́рг (city in Russia) · pl Piotrogród (city in Russia) · ga Cathair Pheadair (city in Russia) · ml സെന്റ് പീറ്റേഴ്സ്ബർഗ് (city in Russia) · hi सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग (city in Russia) · uby Баҭырбыф (city in Russia) · fo St. Pætursborg (city in Russia) · ar سَانْت بُطْرُسْبُرْغ (city in Russia) · ja サンクトペテルブルク (city in Russia) · eu San Petersburgo (city in Russia) · ru Сент-Питерсберг (city in Florida) · wa Sint Petersbork (city in Russia) · th เซนต์ปีเตอร์สเบิร์ก (city in Russia) · xal Пиитр (city in Russia)

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