Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

st. petersburg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
st. peters-burg
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of 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.

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Phrases

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What does st. petersburg mean?
Alternative form of 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.

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