Dixon, Illinois
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Dixon, Illinois is a small city along the Rock River in northern Illinois, known as the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dixon, Illinois canonical | 7 |
| Dixon, Illinois, United States | 2 |
| city of Dixon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13234936 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dixon, Illinois Context triple: [Sterling, Illinois, hasNearbyCity, Dixon, Illinois]
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A.
Davis, Illinois
Davis, Illinois is a small rural village in northern Illinois located within Stephenson County.
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B.
La Fox, Illinois
La Fox, Illinois is an unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois, known primarily for its commuter rail station providing access to the Chicago metropolitan area.
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C.
Dwight, Illinois
Dwight, Illinois is a small village in Livingston County known historically as a railroad and Route 66 stop in central Illinois.
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D.
Morrison, Illinois
Morrison, Illinois is a small city in Whiteside County that serves as the county seat and lies within northwestern Illinois.
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E.
Dunlap, Illinois
Dunlap, Illinois is a small village in Peoria County known as a residential community within the greater Peoria metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dixon, Illinois Target entity description: Dixon, Illinois is a small city along the Rock River in northern Illinois, known as the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan.
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A.
Davis, Illinois
Davis, Illinois is a small rural village in northern Illinois located within Stephenson County.
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B.
La Fox, Illinois
La Fox, Illinois is an unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois, known primarily for its commuter rail station providing access to the Chicago metropolitan area.
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C.
Dwight, Illinois
Dwight, Illinois is a small village in Livingston County known historically as a railroad and Route 66 stop in central Illinois.
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D.
Morrison, Illinois
Morrison, Illinois is a small city in Whiteside County that serves as the county seat and lies within northwestern Illinois.
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E.
Dunlap, Illinois
Dunlap, Illinois is a small village in Peoria County known as a residential community within the greater Peoria metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sterling, Illinois
subject surface form:
Lee County, Illinois
subject surface form:
Lee County, Illinois
this entity surface form:
city of Dixon
this entity surface form:
Dixon, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form:
Dixon, Illinois, United States