Petersburg

[ pee-terz-burg ]

/ ˈpi tərzˌbɜrg /

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noun

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

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On the phone, she told friends she was going by train to St. Petersburg.
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Then Gilkes immersed himself in the Old Masters at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
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Aduyeva received her education at the State University of Technology and Design in St. Petersburg.
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Last April, the Memorial Anti-Discrimination Center in St. Petersburg announced its closure under pressure from huge fines.
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Austria's fall was due to the lethargy and hesitation of the courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg.
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No unexpected disagreeables awaited them in St. Petersburg, and they settled down once again to a peaceful home life.
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Hardly had the boys mother left St. Petersburg, when an epidemic of scarlet fever broke out in the school.
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Kndinger had come to Russia at eighteen, and delighted the public of St. Petersburg by his brilliant virtuosity.
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During the fifties the celebrated singing master Piccioli was living in Petersburg.
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British Dictionary definitions for Petersburg

Petersburg

/ (ˈpiːtəzˌbɜːɡ) /

noun

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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