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# Ushachy

A settlement in Belarus; local name Ушачы.

## English name

**Ushachy** — Belarusian-based English reference spelling; Russian-derived and dated national-system forms are distinguished below.

Other forms in use:

- **Ušačy** — Belarusian national geographical romanization (2007), recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, without implying unchanged domestic rules after 2023.
- **Ushachi** — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Uszacz** — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Uszacze** — Alternative Polish historical spelling indexed in English naming data.
- **Ushatchi** — Older English transcription with tch for ч, indexed in naming data.
- **Ushatz** — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Ushach** — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Ushots** — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Ushatsh** — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Ouchatchy** — French reference spelling for identifying French sources quoted in English; not claimed as a common English exonym.
- **Ушачы** — Original Belarusian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

## French name

**Ouchatchy** — French locality reference heading; follows French transcription conventions.

Other forms in use:

- **Ouchatchi** — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; retained for older French source matching, not the current preferred heading.
- **Ušačy** — Belarusian Latin form explicitly printed in the French introduction, alongside its adapted French heading.
- **Uszacz** — Polish historical spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; used when discussing the earlier regional setting.
- **Ushachy** — International spelling for French cross-references; independent French prose frequency unverified.
- **Usacy** — Diacritic-free form of Ušačy for French indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.

## About

Ushachy is a settlement and district centre in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The surrounding lake country was an important area of partisan resistance during the Second World War.

## Notes

English Ushachy, French Ouchatchy and dated national Ušačy reflect different conventions. Russian-based forms end in i rather than y. National-system references are dated 2007/UN 2012; domestic rules changed in 2023. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushachy ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouchatchy.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2987234](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2987234) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/ushachy/?format=json)


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