What does "leningrad" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "leningrad"?

Common synonyms include: petrograd, petrograd, saint petersburg, saint petersburg, st petersburg.

Pronounced //ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd//.

//ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd// name

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1
Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991. historical
2
An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

"This diary belonged to the girl who lived in besieged Leningrad."

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

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