Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg
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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