Petersburg
proper nounattested in dialogue
An independent city in Virginia, United States.
proper noun
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An independent city in Virginia, United States.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A city, the county seat of Pike County, Indiana.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A small city in Monroe County, Michigan.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A small city in Nelson County, North Dakota.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A small city in Hale County, Texas.
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Various other towns and cities, including: A city, the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia.
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A campaign in the American Civil War.
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A surname.
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Variant of Saint PetersburgAlternative form of Saint Petersburg: A federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918.
Etymology
From Peter + -s- or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough.
Petersburg · An independent city in Virginia, United States.
Peterson · A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.Petey · A diminutive of the male given name Peter.petit · Petite: small, little.