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# Slonim

A settlement in Belarus; local name Слонім.

## English name

**Slonim** — Established English form of the Belarusian town name.

Other forms in use:

- **Słonim** — Polish historical spelling, used in English discussions of the Commonwealth, interwar Poland and Jewish history.
- **Слонім** — Belarusian Cyrillic spelling.
- **Слоним** — Russian Cyrillic spelling.

## French name

**Slonim** — Same spelling as in English; conventional French reference form, without an article.

Other forms in use:

- **Słonim** — Polish historical spelling retained in French references to Polish and Jewish sources.

## About

Slonim is a town on the Shchara in Grodno Region in western Belarus. Its synagogues and churches reflect the varied communities of an old trading town.

## Notes

Slonim is also the output of the Belarusian national 2007/UN 2012 geographical system; no spelling change is implied by the competing systems.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q863576](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q863576) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/slonim/?format=json)


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