Sankt-Peterburg (English spelling)

Japanese: Sankt-Peterburg(英語表記)SanktPeterburg
Sankt-Peterburg (English spelling)

…The city's nickname, Pieter, comes from this Dutch name. In 1825, it was renamed Sankt-Peterburg in German, but was also called Petropoli or Petropolis (meaning "Stone Town") in Greek. In 1914, when the city was at war with Germany, the Slavic word "Grad" was used instead, and it became Petrograd, because "Burg" was the enemy's language. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Sankt-Peterburg" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…この町の愛称ピーテルはこのオランダ語名に由来する。1825年ドイツ語風にサンクト・ペテルブルグSankt‐Peterburgと改名されるが,同時にギリシア語風のペトロポーリ,あるいはペトロポリス(〈石の町〉の意)と呼ばれることもあった。1914年,ドイツと戦った時〈ブルグ〉が敵国の言葉であるという理由で,スラブ語の〈グラード〉に代えられペトログラードPetrogradとなった。…

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