Petersburg

American  

[pee-terz-burg] / ˈpi tərzˌbɜrg /

noun

1. a city in SE Virginia: besieged by Union forces 1864–65.

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Petersburg British  

/ ˈpiːtəzˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city in SE Virginia, on the Appomattox River: scene of prolonged fighting (1864–65) during the final months of the American Civil War. Pop: 33 091 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Following the overthrow of the Imperial family in 1917 and their execution the following year, it was transferred from Saint Petersburg to Moscow in the 1920s.

From Barron's

Soon, he teamed up with Gennady Timchenko, a former Soviet trade official who knew Putin from St. Petersburg, where the future president worked in the mayoralty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maria, who lives in St Petersburg, says she wasn't prepared for such severe side effects.

From BBC

Despite the crackdown, young street musicians in St Petersburg continue to perform music by artists labelled foreign agents by Russian authorities.

From BBC

An 18-year-old Russian singer whose street performances of an anti-Putin song went viral has been arrested for unlawfully organising "a mass gathering", a court in Saint Petersburg said Thursday.

From Barron's