Petersburg

[pee-terz-burg]

noun

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

Petersburg

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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.

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Brazil made them pay when a slick passing move sent Henrique clear and the Zenit St. Petersburg forward finished in style.

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Instead, global insurers empower the St. Petersburg, Fla., firm to write policies for them.

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He completed a three-month language course in St Petersburg before moving to Moscow for college, supporting himself part-time as a kitchenware courier.

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In Rostov region, which borders Ukraine, Max is being adopted as an alert system; in St Petersburg, it is being tied to emergency services.

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