# Saint Petersburg

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/

## Definitions
1. A federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918.
2. Alternative form of St. Petersburg
3. Alternative form of St. Petersburg:
4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado, United States.

## Etymology
Calque of Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg) equivalent to Saint Peter + -s- + -burg, from German Sankt Petersburg (“Saint Peter's City”), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great. Doublet of Peterborough.

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