title: ТІРА — БІЛГОРОД — АСПРОКАСТРО…: ЕТНІЧНА ІСТОРІЯ РЕГІОНУ, ВІДОБРАЖЕНА У ВАРІАНТНИХ НАЗВАХ МІСТА
abstract: Introduction. The article offers a historical-linguistic analysis of all known historical variants of the modern oikonym Belgorod-Dniestrovskyi of the Odesa region: Tira, Belgorod, Aspron, Akja Kermen, Asprokastro, Chetatya Albe, Moncastro, Mavrokastro, Albi Kastri, Akkerman. The connection of each name with the corresponding period of the ethnic history of this region is traced — ancient Greek, East Slavic (ancient Ukrainian), Turkic (Tatar), modern Greek, Moldavian (East Romansh), Venetian-Gen
journal: The Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Series pedagogy