Dolyna
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Долина.
English name
Dolyna — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.
Other forms in use:
- Dolina — Polish historical and Russian-based name used in English references.
- Долина — Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name.
French name
Dolyna — Same as in English; editorial choice for French reference use. A place-specific official French recommendation has not been established.
Other forms in use:
- Dolina — Polish historical and Russian-mediated name used in French references.
About
Dolyna is a town in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast at the edge of the Ukrainian Carpathians. Salt production and, later, the oil industry shaped its development.
Notes
The word means “valley” in Ukrainian, but Valley is not an established English name for the town. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .
Identifiers: Wikidata Q157472 · JSON
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