Petrograd
[pe-truh-grad; Russian pyi-truh-graht] /ˈpɛ trəˌgræd; Russian pyɪ trʌˈgrɑt/
noun
1.
former name (1914–24) of (def 2).
/ˈpɛtrəʊˌɡræd; Russian pɪtraˈɡrat/
noun
1.
a former name (1914–24) of Saint Petersburg
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