Definition of Saint Petersburg

1. Noun. A city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort.

Exact synonyms: St. Petersburg
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Everglade State, Fl, Florida, Sunshine State

2. Noun. A city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia.
Exact synonyms: Leningrad, Peterburg, Petrograd, St. Petersburg
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Russia, Russian Federation

Definition of Saint Petersburg

1. Proper noun. Region of western Russia. ¹

2. Proper noun. Capital of St Petersburg, known before 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad, and former capital of Russia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Petersburg

Saint Matthew
Saint Matthew the Apostle
Saint Monday
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nick
Saint Olaf
Saint Olav
Saint Paddy's
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Paul
Saint Peter
Saint Peter's wreath
Saint Peter Port
Saint Peter the Apostle
Saint Petersburg (current term)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas a Becket
Saint Ulmo's fire
Saint Ulmo's light
Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vitus dance
Saintpaulia
Saintpaulia ionantha
Saints

Literary usage of Saint Petersburg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Saint Petersburg, 7 Sept. 1783. He was educated by his father, a minister and mathematician, and then studied at the University of Basel under the famous ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Saint Petersburg, 21 Nov. 1844. He was the son of a poor subaltern officer, ... He received a position in the Chamber of Finance at Saint Petersburg (1782) ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"From that time until his death he was engaged as scene-painter of the Imperial theatre of Saint Petersburg. His most admired efforts in that branch of art ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Saint Petersburg, 21 Nov. 1844. He was the son of a poor subaltern officer, ... He received a position in the Chamber of Finance at Saint Petersburg (1782) ..."

5. Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Lionel Strachey (1903)
"CHAPTER VII Saint Petersburg ARRIVAL AT ST. PETERSBURG — THE BEAUTIFUL GRAND- DUCHESS ELISABETH — CATHERINE II. RECEIVES MME. LEBRUN — AND IS MOST GRACIOUS ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"He was educated in the Seminary of Kostroma and the Pedagogical Institute of Saint Petersburg, from which he was graduated in 1810. ..."

7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Saint Petersburg, 7 Sept. 1783. He was educated by his father, a minister and mathematician, and then studied at the University of Basel under the famous ..."

8. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Saint Petersburg, 21 Nov. 1844. He was the son of a poor subaltern officer, ... He received a position in the Chamber of Finance at Saint Petersburg (1782) ..."

9. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"From that time until his death he was engaged as scene-painter of the Imperial theatre of Saint Petersburg. His most admired efforts in that branch of art ..."

10. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Saint Petersburg, 21 Nov. 1844. He was the son of a poor subaltern officer, ... He received a position in the Chamber of Finance at Saint Petersburg (1782) ..."

11. Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Lionel Strachey (1903)
"CHAPTER VII Saint Petersburg ARRIVAL AT ST. PETERSBURG — THE BEAUTIFUL GRAND- DUCHESS ELISABETH — CATHERINE II. RECEIVES MME. LEBRUN — AND IS MOST GRACIOUS ..."

12. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"He was educated in the Seminary of Kostroma and the Pedagogical Institute of Saint Petersburg, from which he was graduated in 1810. ..."

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