"St. Pete" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: St Pete [alternative], St-Pete [alternative], St.-Pete [alternative], St.Pete [alternative], Saint Pete [alternative], Saint-Pete [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of Saint Peter, from St. (abbreviation of Saint) + Pete (diminutive of Peter). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Saint Peter}} Clipping of Saint Peter Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} St. Pete
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Pete.
    Sense id: en-St._Pete-en-name-lxZm-rju
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Pete.
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Peter.
    Sense id: en-St._Pete-en-name-L6JBCuv2
  3. Diminutive of St. Petersburg: a city in Pinellas, Florida, United States. Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: St. Petersburg (extra: a city in Pinellas, Florida, United States) Categories (topical): City nicknames Categories (place): Cities in Florida, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Florida, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: St. Pete, Clearwater, St. Pete Beach, St. Pete-Clearwater, St. Pete–Clearwater
    Sense id: en-St._Pete-en-name-HXJfB01y Disambiguation of City nicknames: 6 6 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 10 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 89
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