{
  "place_id": "vorozhba#7843_11901",
  "wikidata": "Q591794",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Ворожба",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Vorozhba",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Vorojba",
          "why": "French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vorožba",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Voroz͡hba",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ворожба",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Vorojba",
      "why": "French geographical reference spelling, using French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Vorozhba",
          "why": "International spelling for matching Ukrainian or English source titles in French texts; the adapted French heading is given above."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Vorozhba is a small city beside Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine. Its growth was closely linked to its railway junction.",
  "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/Vorozhba ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorojba ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ворожба ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Варажба_(Украіна) ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorojba.",
  "rank": 1336,
  "slug": "vorozhba"
}