Leningrad

nom propreattesté dans les dialogues

//ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd//
//ˈlɛn.ənˌɡræd//
//ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡrɑd//
//ˈlɛn.ənˌɡrɑd//

An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

nom propre

1
historiqueFormer name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.
In Leningrad I met a lady. She was sitting at the hard-currency bar of the Hotel Moscow, sipping gin.
2
An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.
3
figuréThe Soviet government, authorities, or secret service.
Assassination is pointless. Leningrad would quickly cover up his defalcations and make him into a martyr.

Étymologie

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

length · The distance measured along the longest dimension of an…lenient · Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.Lenin · Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.

Leningrad · An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

Lennon · A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one…Lennox · A region of Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and its outlet,…Lenny · A diminutive of the male given name Leonard.

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.