st. petersburg

Noun
Synonyms: St. PetersburgSaint PetersburgLeningradPeterburgPetrograd

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resortSynonyms: St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg
  2. a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of RussiaSynonyms: St. PetersburgLeningradPeterburgPetrogradSaint Petersburg
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Leningrad \Leningrad\ prop. n. A city in the European part of Soviet Russia; the former capital of Russia. The name was formerly St. Petersburg and Petrograd, and was changed back to Saint Petersburg (Sankt Peterburg in Russian) in 1992.

Syn: St. Petersburg, Peterburg, Petrograd, Saint Petersburg. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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