{
  "place_id": "yedyntsi#7676_11516",
  "wikidata": "Q1150271",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Edineț",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Edineț",
      "why": "Romanian Latin-script name used locally and retained in English; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Edineţ",
          "why": "Older Romanian typography using cedilla ţ instead of modern comma-below ț."
        },
        {
          "name": "Edinet",
          "why": "Diacritic-free version of the Romanian name. Diacritic-free search and plain-text spelling of the local Latin name; not a separate official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yedintsy",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling of Единцы, used in Soviet and genealogical material."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Edineț",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry checked.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Edineţ",
          "why": "Legacy Romanian typography also encountered in French material."
        },
        {
          "name": "Edinet",
          "why": "Romanian spelling without its diacritic, useful in French indexes and web addresses. Same local name without its diacritics, useful in French indexes, URLs and plain-text sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yedintsy",
          "why": "Russian-based international search form; not the preferred French name."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Edineț is a district town in northern Moldova, near Cupcini. Its history includes a substantial Jewish community, remembered in the town's surviving heritage and family histories.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 793,
  "slug": "edinet"
}