Southwestern Illinois
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Southwestern Illinois is a region of Illinois just east of St. Louis, Missouri, encompassing several suburban and rural communities in the Metro East area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Southwestern Illinois canonical | 1 |
| southwestern Illinois | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15114460 — 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: Southwestern Illinois Context triple: [O'Fallon, Illinois, locatedIn, Southwestern Illinois]
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A.
southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is a predominantly rural region of the U.S. state of Illinois known for its small towns, agricultural economy, and cultural ties to the neighboring Midwestern and Southern states.
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B.
Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
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C.
Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
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D.
Wabash Valley
Wabash Valley is a geographic and cultural region in the Midwest centered around the Wabash River, encompassing parts of western Indiana and eastern Illinois.
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E.
eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois is the region comprising the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois, bordering Indiana and encompassing a mix of agricultural areas, small cities, and college towns.
- 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: Southwestern Illinois Target entity description: Southwestern Illinois is a region of Illinois just east of St. Louis, Missouri, encompassing several suburban and rural communities in the Metro East area.
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A.
southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is a predominantly rural region of the U.S. state of Illinois known for its small towns, agricultural economy, and cultural ties to the neighboring Midwestern and Southern states.
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B.
Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
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C.
Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
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D.
Wabash Valley
Wabash Valley is a geographic and cultural region in the Midwest centered around the Wabash River, encompassing parts of western Indiana and eastern Illinois.
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E.
eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois is the region comprising the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Illinois, bordering Indiana and encompassing a mix of agricultural areas, small cities, and college towns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
southwestern Illinois