Flag of South Africa (post-1994)
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The Flag of South Africa (post-1994) is the country’s current national flag, adopted after the end of apartheid and symbolizing the unity and diversity of the new democratic South Africa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flag of South Africa | 3 |
| Flag of South Africa (post-1994) canonical | 1 |
| Flags of South Africa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19420628 — 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)
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Target entity: Flag of South Africa (post-1994) Context triple: [Flag of South Africa (1928–1994), replacedBy, Flag of South Africa (post-1994)]
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Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
The Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) was the former national flag featuring the orange-white-blue horizontal tricolour with inset miniature Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Vierkleur, symbolizing the country’s colonial and Afrikaner heritage during the apartheid era.
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B.
Flag of KwaZulu-Natal
The Flag of KwaZulu-Natal is the official provincial banner of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, symbolizing its regional identity and heritage.
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C.
Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
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D.
Flag of the Orange Free State
The Flag of the Orange Free State was the national flag of the former Boer republic in southern Africa, featuring horizontal orange and white stripes with a Dutch tricolor in the canton.
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E.
Transvaal flag
The Transvaal flag, commonly called the Vierkleur, was the national flag of the former South African Republic, featuring four horizontal bands of color symbolizing the Boer republic’s identity.
- 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 South Africa (post-1994) Target entity description: The Flag of South Africa (post-1994) is the country’s current national flag, adopted after the end of apartheid and symbolizing the unity and diversity of the new democratic South Africa.
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A.
Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
The Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) was the former national flag featuring the orange-white-blue horizontal tricolour with inset miniature Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Vierkleur, symbolizing the country’s colonial and Afrikaner heritage during the apartheid era.
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B.
Flag of KwaZulu-Natal
The Flag of KwaZulu-Natal is the official provincial banner of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, symbolizing its regional identity and heritage.
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C.
Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
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D.
Flag of the Orange Free State
The Flag of the Orange Free State was the national flag of the former Boer republic in southern Africa, featuring horizontal orange and white stripes with a Dutch tricolor in the canton.
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E.
Transvaal flag
The Transvaal flag, commonly called the Vierkleur, was the national flag of the former South African Republic, featuring four horizontal bands of color symbolizing the Boer republic’s identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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