(n)a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia, Syn.Petrograd, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Peterburg
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prop. n. A city in the European part of Soviet Russia; the former capital of Russia. The name was formerly St. Petersburg and Petrograd, and was changed back to Saint Petersburg (Sankt Peterburg in Russian) in 1992. Syn. -- St. Petersburg, Peterburg, Petrograd, Saint Petersburg. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]