{
  "place_id": "velyki-kopani#7582_11831",
  "wikidata": "Q4106411",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Великі Копані",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Velyki Kopani",
      "why": "Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also matches BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also matches ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Velikiye Kopani",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velikie Kopani",
          "why": "Russian-derived spelling printed in the French reference; English frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velikì Kopanì",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Великі Копані",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Velyki Kopani",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Velikie Kopani",
          "why": "Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; retained for older French source matching, not the current preferred heading."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velikì Kopanì",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 form for French catalogue matching; not verified as French prose usage."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Velyki Kopani is a village in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. It is known for the Nezhdana wholesale agricultural market.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velyki_Kopani ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velyki_Kopani_(oblast_de_Kherson).",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1605,
  "slug": "velyki-kopani"
}