{
  "place_id": "bilozerka#7590_11802",
  "wikidata": "Q2629547",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Білозерка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Bilozerka",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Belozerka",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bìlozerka",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Білозерка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bilozerka",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Belozerka",
          "why": "Russian-based form for French historical source retrieval; independent French prose preference unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Bilozerka is a settlement in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine, west of Kherson. It stands beside Bile Lake, whose name is reflected in the settlement's name.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilozerka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilozerka.",
  "rank": 1019,
  "slug": "bilozerka"
}