Petersburg

American

[pee-terz-burg] / ˈpi tərzˌbɜrg /

noun

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

Petersburg British

/ 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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When a Russian diplomat invited her to the court of Czar Alexander III, Kate packed her two boys, aged six and eight, and traveled to St. Petersburg.

From Literature

But it was more the economic rather than the military fallout that worried locals AFP talked to in the border region of North Karelia, once a four-hour drive from St Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin's hometown.

From Barron's

He and his wife moved to Georgia for two years after Russia launched its offensive, before returning to Saint Petersburg.

From Barron's

Until now, high levels of inflation have gone largely unnoticed by the general population, especially in the big cities such as Moscow and St Petersburg.

From BBC

With hundreds of thousands of soldiers coming back from the front wounded, Russia's prosthetics workshops -- like the one outside Saint Petersburg where AFP met Dmitry -- have been filling up with ex-fighters.

From Barron's

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