Hippos
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Hippos was an ancient Greco-Roman city of the Decapolis located east of the Sea of Galilee, known for its strategic hilltop position and Hellenistic culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hippos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13820481 — 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: Hippos Context triple: [Decapolis, hasCity, Hippos]
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A.
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its barrel-shaped body, massive jaws, and aggressive behavior.
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B.
The Hippopotamus
"The Hippopotamus" is a poem by T.S. Eliot that satirically contrasts the perceived purity of the hippopotamus with the corruption of organized religion.
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C.
Hippo
Hippo was the nickname of American Major League Baseball pitcher Hippo Vaughn, known for his standout career with the Chicago Cubs in the 1910s.
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D.
Hippo
Hippo is an ancient North African city, historically known as Hippo Regius, famed as the episcopal see of Saint Augustine and an important center of early Christianity in Roman Algeria.
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E.
HippopotoMai-Tai
HippopotoMai-Tai is a tropical, tiki-style rum cocktail themed to Disney’s Trader Sam character and served as one of the bar’s playful, over-the-top specialty drinks.
- 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: Hippos Target entity description: Hippos was an ancient Greco-Roman city of the Decapolis located east of the Sea of Galilee, known for its strategic hilltop position and Hellenistic culture.
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A.
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its barrel-shaped body, massive jaws, and aggressive behavior.
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B.
The Hippopotamus
"The Hippopotamus" is a poem by T.S. Eliot that satirically contrasts the perceived purity of the hippopotamus with the corruption of organized religion.
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C.
Hippo
Hippo was the nickname of American Major League Baseball pitcher Hippo Vaughn, known for his standout career with the Chicago Cubs in the 1910s.
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D.
Hippo
Hippo is an ancient North African city, historically known as Hippo Regius, famed as the episcopal see of Saint Augustine and an important center of early Christianity in Roman Algeria.
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E.
HippopotoMai-Tai
HippopotoMai-Tai is a tropical, tiki-style rum cocktail themed to Disney’s Trader Sam character and served as one of the bar’s playful, over-the-top specialty drinks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.