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# Busk

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Буськ.

## English name

**Busk** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Buzhesk** — Medieval East Slavic name recorded in historical accounts of the town.
- **Bousk** — French reference spelling; useful when English writing cites French titles or sources. Not asserted to be a usual English exonym.
- **Bus’k** — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym.
- **Busʹk** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym.
- **Буськ** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English.

## French name

**Bousk** — French reference form with ou for у; the English and Polish form Busk remains useful in French source citations.

Other forms in use:

- **Busk** — International spelling retained for French source matching; French reference usage also has the adapted main form above.

## About

Busk is a small city in western Ukraine's Lviv Oblast. It stands near the upper Western Bug River and preserves traces of its long role as a trading settlement.

## Notes

Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q282824 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busk,\_Ukraine ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bousk.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q282824](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q282824) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/busk/?format=json)


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