Definitions for Leningrad
ˈlɛn ɪnˌgrædleningrad

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1. St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Peterburg, Petrograd, Saint Petersburgnoun

   a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia

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1. Leningradnoun

   A city in the European part of Soviet Russia; the former capital of Russia. The name was formerly St. Petersburg and Petrograd, and was changed back to Saint Petersburg (Sankt Peterburg in Russian) in 1992.

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1. Leningradnoun

   name given to the city of Saint Petersburg from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.

2. Leningradnoun

   name of Leningrad oblast, Russia, which excludes Saint Petersburg, the former administrative centre.

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1. Leningrad

   Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербург, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (listen)), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with the birth of the Russian Empire and Russia's entry into modern history as a European great power. It served as a capital of the Tsardom of Russia, and the subsequent Russian Empire, from 1713 to 1918 (being replaced by Moscow for a short period of time between 1728 and 1730). After the October Revolution in 1917, the Bolsheviks moved their government to Moscow.As Russia's cultural center, Saint Petersburg received over 15 million tourists in 2018. It is considered an important economic, scientific, and tourism centre of Russia and Europe. In modern times, the city has the nickname of being "the Northern Capital of Russia" and is home to notable federal government bodies such as the Constitutional Court of Russia and the Heraldic Council of the President of the Russian Federation. It is also a seat for the National Library of Russia and a planned location for the Supreme Court of Russia, as well as the home to the headquarters of the Russian Navy, and the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world, the Lakhta Center, the tallest skyscraper in Europe, and was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2020.

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1. leningrad

   Leningrad is the former name of the Russian city known today as Saint Petersburg. Renamed Leningrad in 1924 in honor of communist revolutionary and the first leader of Soviet Russia, Vladimir Lenin, it was a major cultural, industrial and political center in Russia. It reverted to its original name, Saint Petersburg, following the collapse of the USSR in 1991. During World War II, Leningrad was subjected to a severe blockade by German forces, known as the Siege of Leningrad, causing widespread starvation among the city's population.

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1. Leningrad

   Leningrad, also known as Gruppirovka Leningrad and Bandformirovanie Leningrad, is a popular Russian ska punk band from Saint Petersburg, led by Sergey "Shnur" Shnurov. Composed of 14 members, the band appeared in the late 1990s. They soon became famous for their vulgar lyrics containing obscenity, aestheticization of alcoholism and a lot of Russian mat, the main reason they were avoided by most radio stations at first. But this did not stop Leningrad's growing popularity, partly because of the rich brass sound. The band have made their way to radio and TV, with Shnurov even presenting some New Year's Eve TV shows. Circa 2007 the group began experimenting with female back vocals, finally choosing tall redhead jazz singer Yuliya Kogan as a permanent participant. Disbanded in 2008, Leningrad reunited in 2010. Several new songs and videos have been released since, most of them featuring lead vocals by Kogan, not Shnur.

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1. leningrad

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How to pronounce Leningrad?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Leningrad in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Leningrad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Leningrad in a Sentence

1. Gustav Schwarzenegger:

   [My father] was injured at Leningrad and the Nazi army he was part of did vicious harm to the great city and to its brave people, when my father arrived in Leningrad, he was all pumped up on the lies of his government.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   Fifty years ago, the streets of Leningrad taught me one thing: If a fight's inevitable, you must strike first.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Leningrad
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Leningrad
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Leningrad
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Leningrad
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Leningrad