{
  "place_id": "nova-maiachka#7588_11845",
  "wikidata": "Q3622630",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Нова Маячка",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Nova Maiachka",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Novaya Mayachka",
          "why": "Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nova Mayachka",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based English spelling with ya for я. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nova Maïatchka",
          "why": "French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nova Maâčka",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nova Mai͡achka",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Нова Маячка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nova Maiatchka",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Nova Maïatchka for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Nova Maïatchka",
      "why": "French geographical reference spelling, using French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Novaïa Maïatchka",
          "why": "Russian-based alternative explicitly given in the French locality reference; retained for older French-source matching."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nova Maiachka",
          "why": "International spelling for matching Ukrainian or English source titles in French texts; the adapted French heading is given above."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nova Maiatchka",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Nova Maïatchka for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Novaia Maiatchka",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Novaïa Maïatchka for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Nova Maiachka is a settlement in the lowlands of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. It lies east of Oleshky in a region known for irrigated agriculture.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Maiachka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Maïatchka ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Нова_Маячка ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Нава_Маячка ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Maiacika.",
  "rank": 1365,
  "slug": "nova-maiachka"
}