Flag of Alabama
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The Flag of Alabama is a simple crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, symbolizing the state's Confederate heritage and identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Alabama canonical | 2 |
| flag of Alabama (secession-era) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18792329 — 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: Flag of Alabama Context triple: [Flags of U.S. states, hasPart, Flag of Alabama]
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A.
Flag of Mississippi
The Flag of Mississippi is the U.S. state's official banner, adopted in 2020, featuring a magnolia blossom and stars on a blue, red, and gold design that replaced the former Confederate-themed flag.
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B.
Flag of Florida
The Flag of Florida is the state flag of Florida, featuring a red saltire on a white field with the state seal at its center.
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C.
Flag of Maryland
The Flag of Maryland is the distinctive U.S. state flag featuring the heraldic black-and-gold Calvert and red-and-white Crossland family arms in a quartered design.
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D.
Flag of Kentucky
The Flag of Kentucky is the U.S. state's banner featuring the state seal—showing a pioneer and statesman embracing—on a navy blue field encircled by goldenrod sprigs and the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky."
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E.
Flag of Missouri
The Flag of Missouri is the state flag featuring horizontal red, white, and blue stripes with the Missouri state seal centered in a circular field of stars, symbolizing its history and place in the United States.
- 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: Flag of Alabama Target entity description: The Flag of Alabama is a simple crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, symbolizing the state's Confederate heritage and identity.
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A.
Flag of Mississippi
The Flag of Mississippi is the U.S. state's official banner, adopted in 2020, featuring a magnolia blossom and stars on a blue, red, and gold design that replaced the former Confederate-themed flag.
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B.
Flag of Florida
The Flag of Florida is the state flag of Florida, featuring a red saltire on a white field with the state seal at its center.
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C.
Flag of Maryland
The Flag of Maryland is the distinctive U.S. state flag featuring the heraldic black-and-gold Calvert and red-and-white Crossland family arms in a quartered design.
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D.
Flag of Kentucky
The Flag of Kentucky is the U.S. state's banner featuring the state seal—showing a pioneer and statesman embracing—on a navy blue field encircled by goldenrod sprigs and the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky."
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E.
Flag of Missouri
The Flag of Missouri is the state flag featuring horizontal red, white, and blue stripes with the Missouri state seal centered in a circular field of stars, symbolizing its history and place in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
uses Great Seal of the State of Alabama on official documents
linked to: Flag of Alabama