{
  "place_id": "chausy#7988_11720",
  "wikidata": "Q955113",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Чавусы",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Chavusy",
      "why": "Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the dated 2007 national geographical romanization is listed separately where it differs.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Chausy",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Čavusy",
          "why": "Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; identified by date, without implying that domestic policy remained unchanged after 2023."
        },
        {
          "name": "Tchavoussy",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Чавусы",
          "why": "Original Belarusian spelling, useful when matching local source titles quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Tchavoussy",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tchaoussy",
          "why": "Russian-based French form; French ss keeps the unvoiced s sound."
        },
        {
          "name": "Čavusy",
          "why": "Belarusian Latin form explicitly quoted in French references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chavusy",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        },
        {
          "name": "Cavusy",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Čavusy for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Chavusy is a town in the Mogilev region of eastern Belarus. It serves as a district centre in the countryside east of Mogilev.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "The 2007 geographical romanization is dated; domestic rules changed in 2023. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavusy ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchavoussy.",
  "rank": 1023,
  "slug": "chavusy"
}