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单词 Saint Petersburg
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Saint Pe·ters·burg (pētərz-bûrg)
1. Formerly (1924-1991) Len·in·grad (lĕnĭn-grăd) and (1914-1924) Pet·ro·grad (pĕtrə-grăd) A city of northwest Russia on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland. Founded by Peter the Great in 1703 as St. Petersburg, it soon flourished as his "window on Europe" and became the capital of Russia in 1712. By the mid-1800s, it was Russia's leading seaport and a major center of commerce, industry, and culture. The original locus of the 1917 Russian Revolution, it was replaced by Moscow as capital in 1918.
2. A city of west-central Florida on Tampa Bay south-southwest of Tampa. Settled in the mid-1800s, it is a port of entry and popular resort.
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