Saint Petersburg

geographical name

Saint Pe·​ters·​burg ˈpē-tərz-ˌbərg 

1

city in western Florida on the Pinellas Peninsula southwest of Tampa

2

or 1914–24 Petrograd

ˈpe-trə-ˌgrad   

-ˌgrät

or 1924–91 Leningrad

ˈle-nən-ˌgrad   

-ˌgrät

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