{
  "place_id": "malyn#7820_11626",
  "wikidata": "Q148997",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Малин",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Malyn",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Malin",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling in English maps and historical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Малин",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Malyn",
      "why": "Same as in English; editorial choice for French reference use. A place-specific official French recommendation has not been established.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Maline",
          "why": "French rendering, especially in older Russian-mediated references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Malin",
          "why": "Russian-based international spelling also found in French references."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Malyn is a town on the Irsha river in Zhytomyr Oblast. Paper making is an important part of its industrial history.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "The name is not related to a recent decommunization renaming. 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 .",
  "rank": 403,
  "slug": "malyn"
}