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Le⋅nin⋅grad

  [len-in-grad; Russ. lyi-nyin-graht]
–noun
a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def. 1)
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1. Formerly, Leningrad (1924–91); Petrograd (1914–24). a seaport in NW Russian Federation in Europe, in the Gulf of Finland, off the Baltic Sea: founded 1703 by Peter the Great; capital of the Russian Empire (1712-1917). 5,020,000.
2. a city in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: 238,629.
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Len·in·grad   (lěn'ĭn-grād')   
See Saint Petersburg.
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Leningrad [(len-in-grad, len-in-grahd)]

Name of Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 1924 to 1991. (See Saint Petersburg.)


St. Petersburg

City in western Florida.

Note: A popular winter resort.
Note: Home for many retired persons from colder northern areas.
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