Petrograd

[ pe-truh-grad; Russian pyi-truh-graht ]

/ ˈpɛ trəˌgræd; Russian pyɪ trʌˈgrɑt /

noun

former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg(def 2).

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Examples from the Web for petrograd

At the same time 2000 waggons were on the rails of the Petrograd station, their contents lying unutilized.
England and Germany|Emile Joseph Dillon
The weather has been so thick, the rain and snow so constant, that I had not yet seen Petrograd.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
It was the crisis of everything that has happened to me since I left Petrograd.
The Dark Forest|Hugh Walpole
She was kinder to him than she had ever been, yes, kinder than during those early days in Petrograd.
The Dark Forest|Hugh Walpole

Herr Danef, however, was entirely inclined toward Petrograd.
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918|Various

British Dictionary definitions for petrograd

Petrograd

/ (ˈpɛtrəʊˌɡræd, Russian pɪtraˈɡrat) /

noun

a former name (1914–24) of Saint Petersburg

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