{
  "place_id": "velykyi-kuchuriv#7678_11439",
  "wikidata": "Q2091603",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Великий Кучурів",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Velykyi Kuchuriv",
      "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": "Cuciurul Mare",
          "why": "Romanian historical and community name used in English Bukovinian references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kuczurmare",
          "why": "German historical name recorded in English geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kuczumare",
          "why": "German historical variant explicitly quoted in English reference text."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velykyy Kuchuriv",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velikij Kučurìv",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velykyĭ Kuchuriv",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Великий Кучурів",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Velykyi Kuchuriv",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained for French readers because no separate established French name has been verified.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Cuciurul Mare",
          "why": "Romanian historical name retained for French Bukovinian source matching."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kuczurmare",
          "why": "German historical name for French archival matching."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Velykyi Kuchuriv is a large village south of Chernivtsi in Ukraine's Bukovina region. It is the centre of a local territorial community in the foothill countryside.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "This is Velykyi Kuchuriv near Chernivtsi, Romanian Cuciurul Mare. No established adapted French name verified. Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Independent French reference attestation is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velykyi_Kuchuriv.",
  "rank": 1292,
  "slug": "velykyi-kuchuriv"
}