Lewis (place name)
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Lewis is a common place name used for various towns, islands, and geographic locations, most notably the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lewis (place name) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14463672 — 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: Lewis (place name) Context triple: [Lewis, hasHomograph, Lewis (place name)]
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A.
town of Lewis
The town of Lewis is a small rural municipality in northern New York State, characterized by its forested landscapes and agricultural surroundings.
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B.
Launce
Launce is a comically rustic servant in Shakespeare’s *The Two Gentlemen of Verona*, best known for his humorous monologues and his relationship with his dog, Crab.
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C.
Leafield
Leafield is a rural village in West Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional Cotswold character and surrounding countryside.
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D.
Leun
Leun is a small town and municipality in the Lahn-Dill district of the German state of Hesse.
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E.
Butleigh
Butleigh is a village in Somerset, England, historically associated with notable figures such as Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood.
- 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: Lewis (place name) Target entity description: Lewis is a common place name used for various towns, islands, and geographic locations, most notably the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.
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A.
town of Lewis
The town of Lewis is a small rural municipality in northern New York State, characterized by its forested landscapes and agricultural surroundings.
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B.
Launce
Launce is a comically rustic servant in Shakespeare’s *The Two Gentlemen of Verona*, best known for his humorous monologues and his relationship with his dog, Crab.
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C.
Leafield
Leafield is a rural village in West Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional Cotswold character and surrounding countryside.
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D.
Leun
Leun is a small town and municipality in the Lahn-Dill district of the German state of Hesse.
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E.
Butleigh
Butleigh is a village in Somerset, England, historically associated with notable figures such as Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.