Zhabinka
A settlement in Belarus; local name Жабінка.
English name
Zhabinka — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.
Other forms in use:
- Žabinka — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012.
- Żabinka — Polish historical spelling used in regional records.
- Jabinka — French and some older international rendering of the same name.
- Жабінка — Belarusian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.
French name
Jabinka — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.
Other forms in use:
- Żabinka — Polish historical name retained in French accounts of the interwar borderlands.
- Žabinka — Belarusian Latin form in French reference tables.
- Zhabinka — English-style international spelling retained in French source citations.
About
Zhabinka is a town in Brest Region on the Mukhavets River. Its development is closely linked to its railway junction and sugar industry.
Notes
Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling. The dated 2007/UN 2012 geographical system is distinguished from Belarus’s replacement domestic rules of 2023.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q520162 · JSON
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