Saint Petersburg

== English == === Alternative forms === St. Petersburg, St.-Petersburg, St Petersburg, St-Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg, St. Petersburgh (obsolete) === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/ === Proper noun === Saint Petersburg 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. Alternative form of St. Petersburg: A city in Florida, United States. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado, United States. ==== Synonyms ==== (Leningrad, Petrograd; a former capital of Russia, a city on the Baltic Sea): Leningrad (historical name of the city, still the name of the surrounding oblast) Northern Palmyra (nickname) Peterburg (informal, rare) Petersburg (informal) Petrograd (historical name of the city, name of a region in the city) Piter (colloquial) Sankt-Peterburg (transliteration) Venice of the North (nickname) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====