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Set of graphic symbols (for example an alphabet) employed in writing the name, expressed using the four letters codes defined in ISO 15924, where applicable.
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SOURCE Adapted from [UNGEGN Glossary 2007].
EXAMPLES Cyrillic, Greek, Roman/Latin scripts.
NOTE 1The four letter codes for Latin (Roman), Cyrillic and Greek script are "Latn", "Cyrl" and "Grek", respectively.
NOTE 2 In rare cases other codes could be used (for other scripts than Latin, Greek and Cyrillic). However, this should mainly apply for historical names in historical scripts.
NOTE 3 This attribute is of first importance in the multi-scriptual context of Europe.
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