Captain Forrester
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Captain Forrester is a prominent fictional landowner and community patriarch in Willa Cather’s novel "A Lost Lady," closely tied to the town of Sweet Water, Nebraska.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Forrester canonical | 2 |
| contrasts with Captain Forrester | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18233822 — 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: Captain Forrester Context triple: [Sweet Water, Nebraska, associatedWithCharacter, Captain Forrester]
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A.
Captain Jenness
Captain Jenness is a fictional sea captain who appears as a central character in William Dean Howells's novel "The Lady of the Aroostook."
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B.
Captain Brice
Captain Brice is a minor character in Tom Stoppard’s play "Arcadia," serving as a military officer connected to the aristocratic household around which the drama’s events unfold.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel "Elective Affinities," serving as a close friend whose arrival catalyzes the complex emotional and relational dynamics among the protagonists.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
- 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: Captain Forrester Target entity description: Captain Forrester is a prominent fictional landowner and community patriarch in Willa Cather’s novel "A Lost Lady," closely tied to the town of Sweet Water, Nebraska.
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A.
Captain Jenness
Captain Jenness is a fictional sea captain who appears as a central character in William Dean Howells's novel "The Lady of the Aroostook."
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B.
Captain Brice
Captain Brice is a minor character in Tom Stoppard’s play "Arcadia," serving as a military officer connected to the aristocratic household around which the drama’s events unfold.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel "Elective Affinities," serving as a close friend whose arrival catalyzes the complex emotional and relational dynamics among the protagonists.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a 2019 Chinese disaster drama film based on a real-life aviation incident, starring Zhang Hanyu as an airline captain who must safely land a damaged passenger plane.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Captain Forrester