Leningrad

American  

[len-in-grad, lyi-nyin-graht] / ˈlɛn ɪnˌgræd, ljɪ njɪnˈgrɑt /

noun

1. a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg

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Leningrad British  

/ lɪninˈɡrat, ˈlɛnɪnˌɡræd /

noun

1. the former name (1937–91) of Saint Petersburg

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Leningrad Cultural  

1. Name of Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 1924 to 1991. (See Saint Petersburg.)

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Leningrad

Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko said the port of Vysotsk, near the border with NATO-member Finland, had been hit.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Over 140 drones were shot down over the Leningrad region, which surrounds Saint Petersburg, governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

In the communal building where she lived during the blockade of Leningrad, “there was no person or family, no apartment without acute diarrhea, sometimes up to nineteen-twenty times a day.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Leningrad region's governor, Alexander Drozdenko, had said the fire had been contained on Sunday.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

By early 9 if 3, the Soviet army had finally halted the massive German invasion just short of the Soviet cities of Stalingrad, Moscow, and Leningrad.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin