WHA
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WHA refers to the World Hockey Association, a former professional ice hockey league that operated in North America during the 1970s as a rival to the NHL.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| WHA canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16199116 — 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: WHA Context triple: [Dave Keon, playedIn, WHA]
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A.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
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B.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which manages American diplomatic relations and policy in the Americas.
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C.
WHA Western Division
The WHA Western Division was one of the geographic groupings of teams in the World Hockey Association, organizing several of the league’s franchises during its early seasons.
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D.
WHA Midwest Division
The WHA Midwest Division was a regional grouping of teams in the World Hockey Association, a major professional ice hockey league that operated in the 1970s.
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E.
Canadian Division (WHA)
The Canadian Division (WHA) was a regional grouping of Canadian-based teams in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s.
- 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: WHA Target entity description: WHA refers to the World Hockey Association, a former professional ice hockey league that operated in North America during the 1970s as a rival to the NHL.
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A.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
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B.
WHA
WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which manages American diplomatic relations and policy in the Americas.
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C.
WHA Western Division
The WHA Western Division was one of the geographic groupings of teams in the World Hockey Association, organizing several of the league’s franchises during its early seasons.
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D.
WHA Midwest Division
The WHA Midwest Division was a regional grouping of teams in the World Hockey Association, a major professional ice hockey league that operated in the 1970s.
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E.
Canadian Division (WHA)
The Canadian Division (WHA) was a regional grouping of Canadian-based teams in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.