Washington Potomacs
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The Washington Potomacs were a Negro league baseball team based in Washington, D.C., that briefly competed in the Eastern Colored League during the 1920s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington Potomacs canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20474846 — 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: Washington Potomacs Context triple: [Ben Taylor, memberOfSportsTeam, Washington Potomacs]
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A.
Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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B.
Washington Federals
The Washington Federals were a short-lived professional American football team in the United States Football League (USFL) based in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., that played in the early years of what would become the NBA.
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D.
George Mason Patriots
The George Mason Patriots are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing George Mason University in NCAA Division I competition.
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E.
Richmond Virginians
The Richmond Virginians were a 19th-century professional baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia.
- 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: Washington Potomacs Target entity description: The Washington Potomacs were a Negro league baseball team based in Washington, D.C., that briefly competed in the Eastern Colored League during the 1920s.
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A.
Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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B.
Washington Federals
The Washington Federals were a short-lived professional American football team in the United States Football League (USFL) based in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., that played in the early years of what would become the NBA.
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D.
George Mason Patriots
The George Mason Patriots are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing George Mason University in NCAA Division I competition.
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E.
Richmond Virginians
The Richmond Virginians were a 19th-century professional baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.