Jordan College, Oxford (parallel universe)
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Jordan College, Oxford (parallel universe) is the fictional, scholarly Oxford college in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series that serves as the childhood home and academic environment of Lyra Belacqua.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jordan College, Oxford (parallel universe) canonical | 2 |
| Jordan College universe (alternate Oxford world) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16009390 — 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: Jordan College, Oxford (parallel universe) Context triple: [Lyra Belacqua, homeWorld, Jordan College, Oxford (parallel universe)]
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A.
Oxford University (fictional backstory)
Oxford University (fictional backstory) is an imagined version of the prestigious British university used in some narratives to embellish Frasier Crane’s academic credentials with a more rarefied, Anglophile pedigree.
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B.
New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, renowned for its medieval architecture, choral tradition, and academic excellence.
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C.
St Cross College, Oxford
St Cross College, Oxford is a graduate constituent college of the University of Oxford known for its international community and interdisciplinary focus.
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D.
Divinity School, Oxford
Divinity School, Oxford is a historic medieval building at the University of Oxford, renowned for its elaborate vaulted ceiling and use as the university’s first purpose-built lecture and examination hall.
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E.
University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford is one of the oldest and most prestigious constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, known for its historic architecture and strong academic tradition.
- 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: Jordan College, Oxford (parallel universe) Target entity description: Jordan College, Oxford (parallel universe) is the fictional, scholarly Oxford college in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series that serves as the childhood home and academic environment of Lyra Belacqua.
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A.
Oxford University (fictional backstory)
Oxford University (fictional backstory) is an imagined version of the prestigious British university used in some narratives to embellish Frasier Crane’s academic credentials with a more rarefied, Anglophile pedigree.
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B.
New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford is one of the historic constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, renowned for its medieval architecture, choral tradition, and academic excellence.
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C.
St Cross College, Oxford
St Cross College, Oxford is a graduate constituent college of the University of Oxford known for its international community and interdisciplinary focus.
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D.
Divinity School, Oxford
Divinity School, Oxford is a historic medieval building at the University of Oxford, renowned for its elaborate vaulted ceiling and use as the university’s first purpose-built lecture and examination hall.
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E.
University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford is one of the oldest and most prestigious constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, known for its historic architecture and strong academic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jordan College universe (alternate Oxford world)