Maclean family
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The Maclean family is a historic Scottish Highland clan traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and known for its chieftaincy at Duart Castle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maclean family canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14425457 — 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: Maclean family Context triple: [Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean of Duart and Morvern, nobleFamily, Maclean family]
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Macdonald family
The Macdonald family was a prominent 19th-century British artistic and literary family whose daughters, including Alice Kipling, became influential figures through their marriages and creative work.
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B.
Macaulay family
The Macaulay family is a namesake family recognized for its association with the Macaulay Library, a prominent archive of wildlife sounds and media.
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C.
MacDonald dynasty
The MacDonald dynasty is a historic Scottish clan that rose to prominence as Lords of the Isles, wielding significant power and influence along the western seaboard of Scotland and the Hebrides.
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D.
MacQuillan family
The MacQuillan family was a prominent Gaelic Irish clan that dominated parts of County Antrim in medieval and early modern times.
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E.
Menteith family
The Menteith family was a medieval Scottish noble lineage associated with the earldom of Menteith and influential in the politics of central Scotland.
- 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: Maclean family Target entity description: The Maclean family is a historic Scottish Highland clan traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and known for its chieftaincy at Duart Castle.
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A.
Macdonald family
The Macdonald family was a prominent 19th-century British artistic and literary family whose daughters, including Alice Kipling, became influential figures through their marriages and creative work.
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B.
Macaulay family
The Macaulay family is a namesake family recognized for its association with the Macaulay Library, a prominent archive of wildlife sounds and media.
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C.
MacDonald dynasty
The MacDonald dynasty is a historic Scottish clan that rose to prominence as Lords of the Isles, wielding significant power and influence along the western seaboard of Scotland and the Hebrides.
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D.
MacQuillan family
The MacQuillan family was a prominent Gaelic Irish clan that dominated parts of County Antrim in medieval and early modern times.
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E.
Menteith family
The Menteith family was a medieval Scottish noble lineage associated with the earldom of Menteith and influential in the politics of central Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.