Saint Petersburg


Saint Pe·ters·burg

geographical name \ˈpē-tərz-ˌbərg\

Definition of SAINT PETERSBURG

1
city W Florida on Pinellas Peninsula SW of Tampa pop 248,232
2
or 1914–24 Pet·ro·grad \ˈpe-trə-ˌgrad, -ˌgrät\ or 1924–91 Le·nin·grad \ˈle-nən-ˌgrad, -ˌgrät\ city W Russia in Europe, at E end of Gulf of Finland; of Russian Empire 1712–1917 pop 4,952,000

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