leningrad

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Pronunciation

/ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/

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/ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/ · /ˈlɛn.ənˌɡræd/ · /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡrɑd/ · /ˈlɛn.ənˌɡrɑd/

Definition of leningrad

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name

(historical)Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.

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(historical)Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.
An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

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Borrowed from Russian Ленингра́д (Leningrád), from Ле́нин (Lénin, “Lenin”) + град (grad, “city”). Named in honour of Vladimir Lenin.

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