Elamur LocationsLityn
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Літин.
English name
Lityn — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).
Other forms in use:
- Litin — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Lìtin — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- Літин — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.
French name
Lityn — Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.
Other forms in use:
- Litine — Russian-based alternative explicitly given in the French locality reference; retained for older French-source matching.
About
Lityn is a settlement northwest of Vinnytsia in central Ukraine. It lies in the Podolian countryside on the road towards Khmelnytskyi.
Notes
Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lityn ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lityn ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Літин_(селище) ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Літын ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litîn.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q2473421 · JSON
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