Irian
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Irian is a central character in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea universe, a young woman with the rare and powerful ability to transform into a dragon, whose struggle with identity and freedom is pivotal to the story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16139490 — 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: Irian Context triple: [Tales from Earthsea, featuresCharacter, Irian]
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A.
Toboali
Toboali is a coastal town and administrative center in the southern part of Bangka Island in Indonesia, known historically for its tin mining activities.
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B.
Celebes
Celebes, now known as Sulawesi, is a large, uniquely shaped island in Indonesia renowned for its diverse cultures, mountainous landscapes, and rich marine biodiversity.
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C.
Nias
Nias is a large island off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, known for its unique megalithic culture, traditional villages, and world-class surfing waves.
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D.
Somondoco
Somondoco is a municipality in the Boyacá Department of Colombia, located in the Andean region and known historically for its emerald deposits.
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E.
Javan
Javan is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as an ancestor of the peoples of Greece and the surrounding regions.
- 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: Irian Target entity description: Irian is a central character in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea universe, a young woman with the rare and powerful ability to transform into a dragon, whose struggle with identity and freedom is pivotal to the story.
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A.
Toboali
Toboali is a coastal town and administrative center in the southern part of Bangka Island in Indonesia, known historically for its tin mining activities.
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B.
Celebes
Celebes, now known as Sulawesi, is a large, uniquely shaped island in Indonesia renowned for its diverse cultures, mountainous landscapes, and rich marine biodiversity.
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C.
Nias
Nias is a large island off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, known for its unique megalithic culture, traditional villages, and world-class surfing waves.
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D.
Somondoco
Somondoco is a municipality in the Boyacá Department of Colombia, located in the Andean region and known historically for its emerald deposits.
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E.
Javan
Javan is a surname most notably associated with Ali Javan, the Iranian-American physicist and co-inventor of the gas laser.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.