Colin
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Colin is a central character in Ian McEwan’s unsettling novel *The Comfort of Strangers*, whose relationship and experiences in a foreign city drive the story’s exploration of intimacy, power, and menace.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19469643 — 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: Colin Context triple: [The Comfort of Strangers, mainCharacter, Colin]
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A.
Colin
Colin is a masculine given name of Irish and Scottish origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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B.
Colin
Colin is the whimsical, jazz-loving protagonist of the surreal French film "Mood Indigo," whose life and romance are upended by a fantastical illness.
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C.
Colin
Colin is the central protagonist of the television series "Crashing," around whom the show's comedic and personal storylines revolve.
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D.
Colin Pink
Colin Pink is a sound designer known for his work on major theatre productions, including the Broadway staging of "The History Boys."
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E.
Colin Robinson
Colin Robinson is an energy vampire from the comedy-horror TV series "What We Do in the Shadows," known for draining people's energy through boring and tedious conversation.
- 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: Colin Target entity description: Colin is a central character in Ian McEwan’s unsettling novel *The Comfort of Strangers*, whose relationship and experiences in a foreign city drive the story’s exploration of intimacy, power, and menace.
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A.
Colin
Colin is a masculine given name of Irish and Scottish origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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B.
Colin
Colin is the whimsical, jazz-loving protagonist of the surreal French film "Mood Indigo," whose life and romance are upended by a fantastical illness.
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C.
Colin
Colin is the central protagonist of the television series "Crashing," around whom the show's comedic and personal storylines revolve.
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D.
Colin Pink
Colin Pink is a sound designer known for his work on major theatre productions, including the Broadway staging of "The History Boys."
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E.
Colin Robinson
Colin Robinson is an energy vampire from the comedy-horror TV series "What We Do in the Shadows," known for draining people's energy through boring and tedious conversation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.