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From Russian Петрогра́д (Petrográd). The portion Петро (Petro, Petros), from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from German Peter, from Dutch Pieter, from Sankt Pieter (Saint Peter), from Apostle Peter and Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia and then Emperor. The portion град (grad, city), from German Burg (city, castle), from Dutch burch (town, fortress). Петрогра́д (Petrográd, Petrograd) from German Sankt Petersburg (Санкт-Петербургъ (Sankt-Peterburg)), from Dutch Sankt-Pieter-Burch (Сант-Питер-Бурхъ (Sant-Piter-Burx)), the Russian city was named in Dutch instead of Russian by Peter the Great.

Proper noun edit

Petrograd

  1. (historical) The former name, from 1914 (when Russia entered World War I) to 1924 (when Lenin died), of Saint Petersburg, a major city in Russia.
    Synonyms: Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Sankt Petersburg, Saint Petersburgh
  2. A region of Saint Petersburg city, Saint Petersburg, Northwest Russia district, European Russia, Russia.

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  • IPA(key): /pětroɡraːd/
  • Hyphenation: Pe‧tro‧grad

Proper noun edit

Pètrogrād m (Cyrillic spelling Пѐтрогра̄д)

  1. (historical) Petrograd (the former name, from 1914 to 1924, of Saint Petersburg, a major city in Russia)
    Synonym: Lènjingrād

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