[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50524: Incorrect city name

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#50524: Incorrect city name
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 Reporter:  andruhapx     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Text Changes  |    Version:  5.4.2
 Severity:  major         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 General Settings 'Timezone' dropdown now contains Kiev.
 Correct city name is Kyiv.

 "Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe with **Kyiv** being the capital
 city"[http://un.org.ua/en/country-team-in-ukraine/ukraine]


 Since October 2019 when the ban/moratorium was established, the following
 updates have happened (per Atlantic Council's article from October 21,
 2019 entitled Kyiv not Kiev: Why spelling matters in Ukraine’s quest for
 an independent identity[https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert
 /kyiv-not-kiev-why-spelling-matters-in-ukraines-quest-for-an-independent-
 identity/], "A number of global heavyweights have recently adopted the
 Ukrainian-language derived 'Kyiv' as their official spelling for the
 country’s capital city, replacing the Russian-rooted 'Kiev.').
 Specifically, a couple of changes have happened: 1) all major English
 publications that used their own stylebook have made updates to their
 styleguides and now use Kyiv spelling, 2) all major English publications
 that use standard stylebooks (e.g., Associated Press Stylebook or Canadian
 Press Stylebook) are now following recent updates in those styleguides and
 are now using Kyiv, 3) IATA has switched to Kyiv and therefore all
 international airports have updated their English spelling to Kyiv, 4) BGN
 has switched to Kyiv and, therefore, all major geographical bodies
 followed suite and are now using Kyiv and, lastly, 5)
 ** The Library of Congress has switched to Kyiv and, therefore, all major
 library organizations followed suite and are now using Kyiv.**

 #KyivNotKiev

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