Flag of the District of Columbia
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The Flag of the District of Columbia is a white banner featuring two horizontal red stripes beneath three red stars, symbolizing Washington, D.C. and derived from George Washington’s family coat of arms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flag of the District of Columbia canonical | 1 |
| flag of Washington, D.C. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18792379 — 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 the District of Columbia Context triple: [Flags of U.S. states, hasPart, Flag of the District of Columbia]
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A.
Flag of Washington
The Flag of Washington is the only U.S. state flag with a green field and features the state seal bearing a portrait of George Washington at its center.
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B.
Flag of Delaware
The Flag of Delaware is a blue field featuring the state's coat of arms within a buff-colored diamond, with the date of Delaware's ratification of the U.S. Constitution inscribed below.
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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 Hawaii
The Flag of Hawaii is the state flag featuring eight horizontal stripes and a British Union Jack in the canton, symbolizing the islands and Hawaii’s historical ties to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Flag of Rhode Island
The Flag of Rhode Island is a white field featuring a gold anchor encircled by thirteen gold stars and a blue ribbon bearing the state motto, symbolizing the state's maritime heritage and colonial history.
- 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 the District of Columbia Target entity description: The Flag of the District of Columbia is a white banner featuring two horizontal red stripes beneath three red stars, symbolizing Washington, D.C. and derived from George Washington’s family coat of arms.
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A.
Flag of Washington
The Flag of Washington is the only U.S. state flag with a green field and features the state seal bearing a portrait of George Washington at its center.
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B.
Flag of Delaware
The Flag of Delaware is a blue field featuring the state's coat of arms within a buff-colored diamond, with the date of Delaware's ratification of the U.S. Constitution inscribed below.
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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 Hawaii
The Flag of Hawaii is the state flag featuring eight horizontal stripes and a British Union Jack in the canton, symbolizing the islands and Hawaii’s historical ties to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Flag of Rhode Island
The Flag of Rhode Island is a white field featuring a gold anchor encircled by thirteen gold stars and a blue ribbon bearing the state motto, symbolizing the state's maritime heritage and colonial history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
seal of Washington, D.C.
linked to: Flag of the District of Columbia