# Petrozavodsk

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The capital city of the republic of Karelia, Russia.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Russian Петрозаво́дск (Petrozavódsk), from Пётр (Pjotr, “Peter the Great”) + завод (zavod, “plant, factory”) + -ск (-sk).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/petrozavodsk