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sankt-peterburg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
sank-t-peter-burg
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
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.

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg).

Questions

What does sankt-peterburg 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.
Where does sankt-peterburg come from?
Transliteration of Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg).

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