Saint Petersburg
/sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/
Saint Petersburg proper noun: 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. Also the alternative form of St. Petersburg.
Proper noun
Saint Petersburg
- 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.
- A city in Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado, United States.
Also used as
Saint Petersburg is also the alternative form of St. Petersburg.
Saint Petersburg meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Saint Petersburg in Hindi
- city in Russia
- सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग seṇṭ pīṭarsbarg
Saint Petersburg in Tamil
- city in Russia
- சென் பீட்டர்ஸ்பேர்க் ceṉ pīṭṭarspērk
Saint Petersburg in Urdu
- city in Russia
- سینٹ پیٹرز برگ seṇṭ pīṭarz barg
Saint Petersburg in Bengali
- city in Russia
- সেন্ট পিটার্সবার্গ śenṭo piṭarśobargo
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- Saint Petersburg in Telugu
- సెయింట్ పీటర్స్బర్గ్ seyiṇṭ pīṭarsbarg
- Saint Petersburg in Malayalam
- സെന്റ് പീറ്റേഴ്സ്ബർഗ് senṟŭ pīṟṟēḻsbaṟgŭ
- Saint Petersburg in Kannada
- ಸೇಂಟ್ ಪೀಟರ್ಸ್ಬರ್ಗ್ sēṇṭ pīṭarsbarg
- Saint Petersburg in Tagalog
- San Petersburgo
- Saint Petersburg in Arabic
- سَانْت بُطْرُسْبُرْغ sant buṭrusburḡ, سَانْت بِطِرْسْبُرْغ sant biṭirsburḡ
- Saint Petersburg in Malay
- Saint Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg in Indonesian
- St. Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg in Persian
- سن پترزبورگ san peterzburg, پتل پورت, سن پطرزبورگ san peterzburg, سن پطرزبورغ san peterzburġ
- Saint Petersburg in Thai
- เซนต์ปีเตอร์สเบิร์ก séen-bpii-dtə̂ə-sà-bə̀ək
- Saint Petersburg in Vietnamese
- Xanh Pê-téc-bua, Thành Bỉ Đắc
- Saint Petersburg in Myanmar
- စိန့်ပီတာစဘတ် cin.pitaca.bhat
Synonyms of Saint Petersburg
Forms of Saint Petersburg
| alternative form | St. Petersburg |
|---|---|
| alternative form | St.-Petersburg |
| alternative form | St Petersburg |
| alternative form | St-Petersburg |
| alternative form | Saint-Petersburg |
| alternative form | St. Petersburgh |
Origin of Saint Petersburg
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.
Words formed from Saint Petersburg
Questions about Saint Petersburg
- What does Saint Petersburg mean?
- Saint Petersburg means 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.
- What is Saint Petersburg in Hindi?
- Saint Petersburg in Hindi is सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग (seṇṭ pīṭarsbarg). See Saint Petersburg meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Saint Petersburg?
- Saint Petersburg is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Saint Petersburg?
- Saint Petersburg is pronounced /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/.
Words near Saint Petersburg in the dictionary
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