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| {{See also|Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (settlements)|Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (landforms)|Misplaced Pages:Resolving placename conflicts}} | |||
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| '''Naming conventions (places)''' are guidelines on how to appropriately name articles about countries and regions, and places within each country or region. This style guideline is intended to make this process more efficient by giving article titles a consistent look, and avoiding distracting information. | |||
| It is important to note that these are ''conventions'', not rules written in stone. As Misplaced Pages grows and changes, some conventions that once made sense may become outdated, and there may be cases where a particular convention is "obviously" inappropriate. But when in doubt, follow convention. | |||
| {{Style}}Generally, ] should give priority to what the majority of English speakers would most easily recognize, with a reasonable minimum of ambiguity, while at the same time making linking to those articles easy and second nature. | |||
| In addition to following the naming conventions it is also important to follow the ]. Following consistent conventions in both naming and linking makes it more likely that links will lead to the right place. | |||
| ==Administrative divisions of a country== | |||
| :''See ] | |||
| == Streets and highways == | |||
| U.S. Highways should be listed as is found in ]. | |||
| See also: ] | |||
| == Countries == | |||
| In general, country-specific articles and categories should be named using the form: "(item) of (country)". For more information, see: ]. | |||
| ==Specific issues== | |||
| ===Counties of Britain=== | |||
| :''See ]'' | |||
| ===States in the U.S. and provinces of Canada=== | |||
| Always write these out in full: not everybody understands the two-letter abbreviations that are often used in North America. | |||
| Note also that ] is not a Canadian province; it is an island that comprises ''part'' of the Canadian province of ]. | |||
| ===Countries of Europe=== | |||
| The ] and the ] should be consulted when preparing articles. | |||
| ===Romanization of Cyrillic-alphabet place names=== | |||
| {{Main|Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (Cyrillic)}} | |||
| {{See also|Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (Mongolian)|Misplaced Pages:Romanization of Russian|Misplaced Pages:Romanization of Ukrainian}} | |||
| ===Country-specific guidance=== | |||
| Further guidance relating to some specific countries can be found at the following pages: | |||
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| * Germany: ] | |||
| * Ireland: ] | |||
| * Japan: ] | |||
| * Korea: ] | |||
| * Norway: ] | |||
| * Poland: ] | |||
| * Switzerland: ] | |||
| * New Zealand :] | |||
| * Australia ] | |||
| == See also == | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] (unapproved proposal, still in development) | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
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