Санкт-Петербург

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sankt Peterburg (Saint Peter's City), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk]
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Proper noun

Са́нкт-Петербу́рг (Sánkt-Peterbúrgm inan (genitive Са́нкт-Петербу́рга)

  1. Saint Petersburg (Reinstated old name of Petrograd and Leningrad. Used prior to 1914 and since 1991.)

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