Petersburg

Speech parts

1. Petersburg - Noun

2. Petersburg - Proper noun

Meaning

the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee

a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War

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Synonyms

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Phrases with the word

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Examples

People often thought Leopold Auer was Russian because he lived in St. Petersburg so long, almost fifty years. György Ligeti

The Fuhrer has decided to raze the city of St. Petersburg from the face of the earth. After the defeat of Soviet Russia there will be not the slightest reason for the future existence of this large city. Walter Warlimont

I am joining the government not from the academic position but from St. Petersburg city council. Anatoly Chubais

I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879. Carl Spitteler

Petersburg socialism seems cold to the likes of our Cossacks, who would rather worship personalities than embrace ideas.” I shared his irony. "You make them sound like Americans. Michael Moorcock

If Moscow is the heart of Russia and St. Petersburg is its head, then Kiev is its mother. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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