{
  "place_id": "velyka-znamianka#7635_11908",
  "wikidata": "Q4106268",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Велика Знам'янка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Velyka Znamianka",
      "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": "Velikaya Znamenka",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velyka Znamyanka",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based English spelling using ya for я."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velyka Znam”yanka",
          "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": "Велика Знам'янка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Velyka Znamianka",
      "why": "Same form as in English; local spelling retained for French readers. Independent French press preference has not been established.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Velyka Znamianka is a village in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast. It lies near the Dnipro in the area west of Enerhodar.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "The former reservoir shoreline is changing after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam; the description avoids assuming an intact reservoir. Official national geographical register confirms Velyka Znamianka. https://land.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1.1-administratyvno-terytorialni-obyekty-ukrayiny.pdf System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. French reference attestation is limited; the main form is an editorial choice and has lower confidence. Some reference requests failed during research; surviving checks and unresolved usage limitations are distinguished above.",
  "rank": 1089,
  "slug": "velyka-znamianka"
}