{
  "place_id": "chaplynka#7575_11862",
  "wikidata": "Q2658192",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Чаплинка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Chaplynka",
      "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": "Chaplinka",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Tchaplynka",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Čaplinka",
          "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": "Чаплинка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Tchaplynka",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Chaplynka",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Chaplynka is a settlement in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. It is a local centre in the steppe north of the Crimean Peninsula.",
  "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/Chaplynka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchaplynka.",
  "rank": 1026,
  "slug": "chaplynka"
}