{
  "place_id": "liubashivka#7657_11680",
  "wikidata": "Q1866731",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Любашівка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Liubashivka",
      "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": "Lyubashivka",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based English spelling with yu for ю. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lyubashevka",
          "why": "Russian-based Latin form for matching historical or multilingual sources; English prose frequency is not established. Not an official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lyubashyovka",
          "why": "Russian-based form explicitly representing ё with yo."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lioubachivka",
          "why": "French reference spelling; useful when English writing cites French titles or sources. Not asserted to be a usual English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lûbašìvka",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Li͡ubashivka",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Любашівка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Lioubachivka",
      "why": "Attested French geographical reference spelling; follows French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lioubachiovka",
          "why": "Russian-based French form explicitly recorded alongside Lioubachivka."
        },
        {
          "name": "Liubashivka",
          "why": "International spelling retained for French source matching; French reference usage also has the adapted main form above."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Liubashivka is a settlement in northern Odesa Oblast in Ukraine. Its location at a road junction makes it a transport centre for the surrounding countryside.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liubashivka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lioubachivka.",
  "rank": 1110,
  "slug": "liubashivka"
}