Elamur LocationsMikashevichy
A settlement in Belarus; local name Мікашэвічы.
English name
Mikashevichy — Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the national geographical spelling with carons is also listed.
Other forms in use:
- Mikashevichi — Russian-based spelling, from Микашевичи.
- Mikaševičy — Belarusian national geographical system (2007; UN recommendation 2012).
- Mikaszewicze — Polish historical name used in English historical and genealogical references to this place.
- Mikachevitchy — French-language form, useful when an English text quotes a French map, report or source title; not the English main name.
- Мікашэвічы — Original Belarusian spelling, retained for matching local sources cited in English.
French name
Mikachevitchy — Attested French reference spelling; ch and tch render ш and ч.
Other forms in use:
- Mikashevichy — International form for matching French source titles; Mikachevitchy is the adapted French reference form.
- Mikachevitchi — French Russian-based transcription; the final i reflects Russian rather than Belarusian.
- Mikaszewicze — Polish historical form relevant to French references about the interwar town.
About
Mikashevichy is a town in Brest Region in southern Belarus. It is especially associated with the large granite quarry and crushed-stone industry on the edge of Polesia.
Notes
Belarusian 2007 geographical forms are dated historical standards; no implementation of the replacement domestic instruction of 2023 is claimed.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q956464 · JSON
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