Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leningrad

/ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: leningrad
IPA: /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.

name

An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

name

The Soviet government, authorities, or secret service.

Example Sentences

"In Leningrad I met a lady. She was sitting at the hard-currency bar of the Hotel Moscow, sipping gin."
"Assassination is pointless. Leningrad would quickly cover up his defalcations and make him into a martyr."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ленингра́д (Leningrád), from Ле́нин (Lénin, “Lenin”) + град (grad, “city”). Named in honour of Vladimir Lenin.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Ленингра́д

Derived Forms

Leningrader Leningradite

Synonyms

Petrograd Saint Petersburg

Questions

How do you pronounce leningrad?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/.
What does leningrad mean?: Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.
Where does leningrad come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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