Meanings
alternative St. Petersburg · alternative St.-Petersburg · alternative St Petersburg · alternative St-Petersburg · alternative Saint-Petersburg · alternative St. Petersburgh
- alternativeAlternative form of St. Petersburg
Synonyms: Leningrad, Northern Palmyra, Peterburg, Petersburg, Petrograd, Piter, Sankt-Peterburg, Venice of the North
- Alternative form of St. Petersburg:
- A city in Florida, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAlternative form of St. Petersburg
Origin
- GermanSankt Petersburg“Saint Peter's City”
- RussianСанкт-Петербу́рг
- EnglishSaint Petersburg
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.
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Afrikaans Sint Petersburg
- Sint Petersburgcity in Russia
Arabic سَانْت بُطْرُسْبُرْغ, سَانْت بِطِرْسْبُرْغ
- سَانْت بُطْرُسْبُرْغ (sant buṭrusburḡ)city in Russia
- سَانْت بِطِرْسْبُرْغ (sant biṭirsburḡ)city in Russia
Basque San Petersburgo
- San Petersburgocity in Russia
Bengali সেন্ট পিটার্সবার্গ
- সেন্ট পিটার্সবার্গ (śenṭo piṭarśobargo)city in Russia
Bulgarian Санкт Петербу́рг, Сейнт Питърсбърг
- Санкт Петербу́рг (Sankt Peterbúrg)city in Russia
- Сейнт Питърсбърг (Sejnt Pitărsbărg)city in Florida
Catalan Sant Petersburg
- Sant Petersburgcity in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 聖彼得堡 /圣彼得堡
- 聖彼得堡 /圣彼得堡 (Shèng Bǐdebǎo)city in Russia
Czech Sankt Petěrburg, Petrohrad
- Sankt Petěrburgcity in Russia
- Petrohradcity in Russia
Danish Sankt Petersborg
- Sankt Petersborgcity in Russia
Dutch Sint-Petersburg
- Sint-Petersburgcity in Russia
Esperanto Sankt-Peterburgo
- Sankt-Peterburgocity in Russia
Estonian Peterburi, Sankt-Peterburg
- Peterburicity in Russia
- Sankt-Peterburgcity in Russia
- Piitercity in Russia
Finnish Pietari
- Pietaricity in Russia
French Saint-Pétersbourg
- Saint-Pétersbourgcity in Russia
German Sankt Petersburg
- Sankt Petersburgcity in Russia
Greek Αγία Πετρούπολη
- Αγία Πετρούπολη (Agía Petroúpoli)city in Russia
Hebrew סֶנְט פֶּטֶרְסְבּוּרְג
- סֶנְט פֶּטֶרְסְבּוּרְגcity in Russia
Hindi सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग
- सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग (seṇṭ pīṭarsbarg)city in Russia
Hungarian Szentpétervár
- Szentpétervárcity in Russia
Icelandic Sankti Pétursborg, Pétursborg
- Sankti Pétursborgcity in Russia
- Pétursborgcity in Russia
Indonesian St. Petersburg
- St. Petersburgcity in Russia
Irish Cathair Pheadair, Brí Shan Pheadair
- Cathair Pheadaircity in Russia
- Brí Shan Pheadaircity in Russia
Italian San Pietroburgo
- San Pietroburgocity in Russia
Japanese サンクトペテルブルク
- サンクトペテルブルク (Sankuto-Peteruburuku)city in Russia
Korean 상트페테르부르크, 싼크뜨뻬쩨르부르그
- 상트페테르부르크 (Sangteupetereubureukeu)city in Russia
- 싼크뜨뻬쩨르부르그 (Ssankeutteuppejjereubureugeu)city in Russia
Latin Petropolis
- Petropoliscity in Russia
Latvian Sanktpēterburga
- Sanktpēterburgacity in Russia
Lithuanian Sankt Peterburgas, Sent Pitersbergas
- Sankt Peterburgascity in Russia
- Sent Pitersbergascity in Florida
Malay Saint Petersburg
- Saint Petersburgcity in Russia
Norwegian Bokmål St. Petersburg
- St. Petersburgcity in Russia
Persian سن پترزبورگ, پتل پورت
- سن پترزبورگ (san peterzburg)city in Russia
- پتل پورتcity in Russia
- سن پطرزبورگ (san peterzburg)city in Russia
- سن پطرزبورغ (san peterzburġ)city in Russia
Polish Petersburg, Sankt Petersburg
- Petersburgcity in Russia
- Sankt Petersburgcity in Russia
- Piotrogródcity in Russia
- Leningradcity in Russia
- Saint Petersburgcity in Florida
Portuguese São Petersburgo
- São Petersburgocity in Russia
Romanian Petersburg
- Petersburgcity in Russia
Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг, Петербу́рг
- Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg)city in Russia
- Петербу́рг (Peterbúrg)city in Russia
- Пи́тер (Píter)city in Russia
- Сент-Питерсберг (Sent-Pitersberg)city in Florida
Scottish Gaelic Brìgh Naoimh Pheadair
- Brìgh Naoimh Pheadaircity in Russia
Slovak Sankt Peterburg, Petrohrad
- Sankt Peterburgcity in Russia
- Petrohradcity in Russia
Spanish San Petersburgo
- San Petersburgocity in Russia
Swahili Sankt Peterburg
- Sankt Peterburgcity in Russia
Swedish Sankt Petersburg
- Sankt Petersburgcity in Russia
Tagalog San Petersburgo
- San Petersburgocity in Russia
Tamil சென் பீட்டர்ஸ்பேர்க்
- சென் பீட்டர்ஸ்பேர்க் (ceṉ pīṭṭarspērk)city in Russia
Thai เซนต์ปีเตอร์สเบิร์ก
- เซนต์ปีเตอร์สเบิร์ก (séen-bpii-dtə̂ə-sà-bə̀ək)city in Russia
Turkish St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg
- St. Petersburgcity in Russia
- Sankt-Peterburgcity in Russia
Ukrainian Санкт-Петербу́рг, Петербу́рг
- Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrh)city in Russia
- Петербу́рг (Peterbúrh)city in Russia
- Сент-Пітерсберг (Sent-Pitersberh)city in Florida
Urdu سینٹ پیٹرز برگ
- سینٹ پیٹرز برگ (seṇṭ pīṭarz barg)city in Russia
Vietnamese Xanh Pê-téc-bua, Thành Bỉ Đắc
- Xanh Pê-téc-buacity in Russia
- Thành Bỉ Đắccity in Russia
Yiddish פּעטערבורג
- פּעטערבורג (peterburg)city in Russia
Cite this entry
Saint Petersburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Petersburg
“Saint Petersburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Petersburg. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saint Petersburg,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Petersburg.
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