petersburg noun Stress: first syllable 🤍 Save Syllables: pe-ters-burg (3) English Definition A major city in Russia, formerly known as Leningrad Example Sentence St. Petersburg is famous for its beautiful canals. US IPA /ˈpiːtərzbɜːrɡ/ 🔊 Listen US UK IPA /ˈpiːtəzbɜːɡ/ 🔊 Listen UK Synonyms Leningrad Petrograd Share this Word Facebook WhatsApp X Telegram Copy Link