Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of the republic of Karelia, Russia.
Origin
Transliteration of Russian Петрозаво́дск (Petrozavódsk), from Пётр (Pjotr, “Peter the Great”) + завод (zavod, “plant, factory”) + -ск (-sk).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِيتْرُوزَافُودْسْك
- بِيتْرُوزَافُودْسْك (bitruzafūdsk)city in Russia
Bulgarian Петрозаво́дск
- Петрозаво́дск (Petrozavódsk)city in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 彼得羅扎沃茨克
- 彼得羅扎沃茨克 (Bǐdeluózāwòcíkè)city in Russia
Estonian Petroskoi
- Petroskoicity in Russia
Finnish Petroskoi
- Petroskoicity in Russia
German Petrosawodsk
- Petrosawodskcity in Russia
Hebrew פטרוזבודסק
- פטרוזבודסקcity in Russia
Hungarian Petrozavodszk
- Petrozavodszkcity in Russia
Japanese ペトロザヴォーツク
- ペトロザヴォーツク (Petorozavotsuku)city in Russia
Korean 페트로자보츠크
- 페트로자보츠크 (Peteurojabocheukeu)city in Russia
Persian پتروزاودسک
- پتروزاودسکcity in Russia
Polish Pietrozawodsk
- Pietrozawodskcity in Russia
Portuguese Petrozavodsk
- Petrozavodskcity in Russia
Russian Петрозаво́дск
- Петрозаво́дск (Petrozavódsk)city in Russia
Ukrainian Петрозаво́дськ
- Петрозаво́дськ (Petrozavódsʹk)city in Russia
Cite this entry
APA
Petrozavodsk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrozavodsk
MLA
“Petrozavodsk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrozavodsk. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Petrozavodsk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrozavodsk.
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