{
  "place_id": "dubrovytsia#7864_11475",
  "wikidata": "Q205765",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Дубровиця",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Dubrovytsia",
      "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": "Dubrovitsa",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dąbrowica",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in regional history and genealogical references in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dombrovitsa",
          "why": "Yiddish-derived name used in English Jewish historical and genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dombrovitza",
          "why": "Historical Jewish-community spelling used in English accounts of the town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Doubrovytsia",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dubrovytsya",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dubrovicâ",
          "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": "Dubrovyt͡si͡a",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Дубровиця",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dabrowica",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Dąbrowica for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Doubrovytsia",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Dąbrowica",
          "why": "Polish historical name quoted in French regional and historical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dombrovitza",
          "why": "Historical Jewish-community spelling useful in French genealogical work; French prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dubrovytsia",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dabrowica",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Dąbrowica for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Dubrovytsia is a small city on the Horyn River in northern Ukraine's Rivne Oblast. Its historical buildings include a former Piarist church.",
  "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/Dubrovytsia ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubrovytsia.",
  "rank": 1039,
  "slug": "dubrovytsia"
}