Petrograd
Petrograd proper noun: former name of Saint Petersburg, from 1914 (when Russia entered World War I) to 1924 (when Lenin died), a major city in Russia.
Proper noun
Petrograd
- Former name of Saint Petersburg, from 1914 (when Russia entered World War I) to 1924 (when Lenin died), a major city in Russia.
- Synonyms:
- Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Sankt Petersburg, Saint Petersburgh
- A region of Saint Petersburg city, Saint Petersburg, Northwest Russia district, European Russia, Russia.
Petrograd meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Petrograd in Hindi
- Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg
- पेत्रोग्राद petrogrād
Petrograd in Tamil
- Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg
- பெத்ரோகிராது petrōkirātu
Petrograd in Marathi
- Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg
- पेट्रोग्राड peṭrogrāḍ
Petrograd in Bengali
- Saint Petersburg — see also Saint Petersburg
- পেত্রোগ্রাদ petrōgrad
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- Petrograd in Malayalam
- പെട്രോഗാർഡ് peṭrōgāṟḍŭ
- Petrograd in Kannada
- ಪೆಟ್ರೊಗ್ರಾಡ್ peṭrogrāḍ
- Petrograd in Punjabi
- ਪੇਤਰੋਗ੍ਰਾਦ petrogrād
- Petrograd in Gujarati
- પેટ્રોગ્રાડ peṭrogrāḍ
- Petrograd in Arabic
- بِيتْرُوغْرَاد bītrūḡrād
- Petrograd in Persian
- پطروگراد petrogerâd
Synonyms of Petrograd
- Leningrad
- Saint Petersburg
- Sankt Petersburg
- Saint Petersburgh
Origin of Petrograd
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.
Questions about Petrograd
- What does Petrograd mean?
- Petrograd means former name of Saint Petersburg, from 1914 (when Russia entered World War I) to 1924 (when Lenin died), a major city in Russia.
- What is Petrograd in Hindi?
- Petrograd in Hindi is पेत्रोग्राद (petrogrād). See Petrograd meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Petrograd?
- Petrograd is a proper noun.
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