Petersburg

English

Etymology

From Peter or Peters (“surname”) +‎ -burg.

Proper noun

Petersburg

1. An independent city in Virginia, United States.
2. Various other towns and cities, including:
   1. A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska.
   2. A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.
   3. A city, the county seat of Pike County, Indiana.
   4. A small city in Monroe County, Michigan.
   5. A small city in Nelson County, North Dakota.
   6. A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.
   7. A small city in Hale County, Texas.
   8. A city, the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia.
3. a campaign in the American Civil War
4. Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, a city in Russia

Derived terms

• Petersburg Borough

See also

• Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //ˈpɛ.tɛr.zburɡ//

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Proper noun

Petersburg m

1. Saint Petersburg (a city in Russia)

Declension

Declension of Petersburg

	singular
nominative	Petersburg
genitive	Petersburga
dative	Petersburgowi
accusative	Petersburg
instrumental	Petersburgiem
locative	Petersburgu
vocative	Petersburgu

Synonyms

• Sankt Petersburg

Derived terms

• (nouns) petersburżanin m, petersburżanka f
• (adjective) petersburski

Further reading

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