Sankt Petersburg

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Sankt Petersburg n (proper noun, genitive Sankt Petersburgs or (optionally with an article) Sankt Petersburg)

1. 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)

• Sankt Petersburger
  • Sankt Petersburgerin

Borrowed from Russian Са́нкт-Петербу́рг (Sánkt-Peterbúrg), from German Sankt Peterburg (“Saint Peter's City”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaŋkt ˈpɛ.tɛrz.burk/

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• Syllabification: Sankt Pe‧ters‧burg

Sankt Petersburg m inan

1. 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)

   Synonym: Petersburg

• Sankt Petersburg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Sankt Petersburg in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sankt Petersburg n

1. 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)

• Leningrad
• Petrograd