Saint Petersburg
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Saint Petersburg
- /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun St. Petersburg · St.-Petersburg · St Petersburg · St-Petersburg · Saint-Petersburg · St. Petersburgh
- A federal city and federal subject of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713 to 1728 and 1732 to 1918.
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Alternative form of St. Petersburg
Similar: Leningrad, Northern Palmyra, Peterburg, Petersburg, Petrograd, Piter, Sankt-Peterburg, Venice of the North
- A city in Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado, United States.
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name city in Russia
| Español | San Petersburgo |
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| 한국어 | 상트페테르부르크 Sangteupetereubureukeu |
| 日本語 | サンクトペテルブルク Sankuto-Peteruburuku |
| 中文 | 聖彼得堡 /圣彼得堡 Shèng Bǐdebǎo |
| हिन्दी | सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग seṇṭ pīṭarsbarg |
| Kiswahili | Sankt Peterburg |
| Português | São Petersburgo |
| Français | Saint-Pétersbourg |
| Deutsch | Sankt Petersburg |
| Italiano | San Pietroburgo |
| Ελληνικά | Αγία Πετρούπολη Agía Petroúpoli |
| Română | Petersburg |
| Русский | Санкт-Петербу́рг Sankt-Peterbúrg, Петербу́рг Peterbúrg, Пи́тер Píter |
| Tiếng Việt | Xanh Pê-téc-bua, Thành Bỉ Đắc |
| العربية | سَانْت بُطْرُسْبُرْغ sant buṭrusburḡ, سَانْت بِطِرْسْبُرْغ sant biṭirsburḡ |
| עברית | סֶנְט פֶּטֶרְסְבּוּרְג |
name city in Florida
| Русский | Сент-Питерсберг Sent-Pitersberg |
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Talk about this word "Saint Petersburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saint%20petersburg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Saint Petersburg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saint%20petersburg "Saint Petersburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saint%20petersburg.Cite this
@misc{saint_petersburg_2026,
title = {Saint Petersburg},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saint%20petersburg},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
