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St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg

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A city in western Florida on Tampa Bay popular for warm winters and beaches
  • proper noun
  • /seɪnt ˈpɜːrtəzbɜːrg/
translation icon : San Petersburgo
  • The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, is known for its beautiful beaches and warm climate.
  • Tampa and St. Petersburg
  • St. Petersburg Times

Examples

  • During 1989, the two baseball organizations in Tampa and St. Petersburg agreed to cooperate in an effort to bring one team to the bay area.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In the Bay Area, the restructuring during the late 1980s meant the loss of the Cincinnati Reds from Tampa and the New York Mets from St. Petersburg.

    Academic text (1990)

  • It is the most densely populated county in the state; nonetheless, the population is concentrated heavily in the city of St. Petersburg at the southern tip of the peninsula.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Craig A. Smith is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida, better known as Craig-O (Wham), and considers himself a "VA Beach Boy."

    Blog text (11)

  • The Tampa Bay area, or the Tampa-St. Petersburg MSA, comprises a three-county region centrally located along the western coast of Florida (Fig. 1).

    Academic text (1990)

  • Every winter, tourists flock to St. Petersburg to enjoy the pleasant weather and local attractions.

  • The annual arts festival in St. Petersburg draws visitors from all over the country.

Synonyms

Saint Petersburg
vsSt. Petersburg
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A city on Tampa Bay in western Florida known for beaches and mild winter weather

is the shortened name written as an abbreviation with a period

Surface Forms

St. Petersburg main

Morphology

St. + Petersburg

The form is clearly compositional (Saint + Petersburg), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer this is a place name—likely a town or city named after Saint Peter. However, the specific encyclopedic facts in the definition (that it is the second largest city in Russia, its location, and former capital status) are not derivable from the words alone, so full meaning requires world knowledge.

Etymology

St. Petersburg in Florida was named by a Russian man who helped bring the railroad, and one popular story says he chose the name St. Petersburg because it reminded him of his Russian hometown. So the Florida city's name links it to its founder and to its sunny, seaside identity.