/ Dictionary / Index P Petersburg: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pe•ters•burg Pronunciation: (pē'turz-bûrg"), [key] — n. a city in SE Virginia: besieged by Union forces 1864–65. 41,055. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: petersburg (Thesaurus) Peter Principle petersham Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language