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Vinony

Saint Petersburg

proper noun

  1. federal city in and former capital of Russia
  2. city in western Florida, USA
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/

name

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.

  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. Alternative form of St. Petersburg
  3. Alternative form of St. Petersburg:
  4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado, United States.