Elamur LocationsUshachy
A settlement in Belarus; local name Ушачы.
English name
Ushachy — Belarusian-based English reference spelling; Russian-derived and dated national-system forms are distinguished below.
Other forms in use:
- Ušačy — Belarusian national geographical romanization (2007), recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, without implying unchanged domestic rules after 2023.
- Ushachi — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Uszacz — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Uszacze — Alternative Polish historical spelling indexed in English naming data.
- Ushatchi — Older English transcription with tch for ч, indexed in naming data.
- Ushatz — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Ushach — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Ushots — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Ushatsh — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Ouchatchy — French reference spelling for identifying French sources quoted in English; not claimed as a common English exonym.
- Ушачы — Original Belarusian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
French name
Ouchatchy — French locality reference heading; follows French transcription conventions.
Other forms in use:
- Ouchatchi — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; retained for older French source matching, not the current preferred heading.
- Ušačy — Belarusian Latin form explicitly printed in the French introduction, alongside its adapted French heading.
- Uszacz — Polish historical spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; used when discussing the earlier regional setting.
- Ushachy — International spelling for French cross-references; independent French prose frequency unverified.
- Usacy — Diacritic-free form of Ušačy for French indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.
About
Ushachy is a settlement and district centre in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The surrounding lake country was an important area of partisan resistance during the Second World War.
Notes
English Ushachy, French Ouchatchy and dated national Ušačy reflect different conventions. Russian-based forms end in i rather than y. National-system references are dated 2007/UN 2012; domestic rules changed in 2023. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushachy ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouchatchy.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q2987234 · JSON
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