English Explanatory Dictionary

Sankt-Peterburg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of 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.

Word forms

Sankt-Peterburg

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg).

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