Saint Petersburg

geographical name

Saint Pe·​ters·​burg ˈpē-tərz-ˌbərg How to pronounce Saint Petersburg (audio)
1
city in western Florida on the Pinellas Peninsula southwest of Tampa population 244,769
2
or 1914–24 Petrograd or 1924–91 Leningrad city of western Russia in Europe at the east end of the Gulf of Finland that was the capital of the Russian Empire 1712–1917 population 4,864,500

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“Saint Petersburg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Saint%20Petersburg. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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