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Definition of petrograd
petrograd
/ˈpɛt.rə.ɡræd/
Pet · ro · grad
petrograd Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
10
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
3
• noun
1
The former official name (from 1914 to 1924) of Saint Petersburg, a major historical port city in northwestern Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland, which served as the imperial capital and the center of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
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Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Petrograd. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/petrograd