San Rafael, California, United States
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San Rafael is a city in Marin County, California, known as a suburban hub in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Rafael, California, United States canonical | 5 |
| Marin, California, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21481768 — 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: San Rafael, California, United States Context triple: [Marc Platt, placeOfDeath, San Rafael, California, United States]
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A.
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz, California is a coastal city in Northern California known for its surf culture, beach boardwalk, and progressive university community.
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B.
San Rafael
San Rafael is a landlocked agricultural municipality in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines, known for its historical sites and growing suburban communities.
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C.
San Rafael
San Rafael is a small rural municipality in Chile’s Maule Region, known for its agricultural activities and proximity to the regional capital, Talca.
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D.
San Rafael
San Rafael is a barangay (village-level administrative division) within the municipality of San Narciso in the province of Zambales, Philippines.
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E.
San Rafael
San Rafael is a barangay (village-level administrative division) within the municipality of San Felipe in the province of Zambales, Philippines.
- 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: San Rafael, California, United States Target entity description: San Rafael is a city in Marin County, California, known as a suburban hub in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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A.
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz, California is a coastal city in Northern California known for its surf culture, beach boardwalk, and progressive university community.
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B.
San Rafael
San Rafael is a landlocked agricultural municipality in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines, known for its historical sites and growing suburban communities.
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C.
San Rafael
San Rafael is a small rural municipality in Chile’s Maule Region, known for its agricultural activities and proximity to the regional capital, Talca.
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D.
San Rafael
San Rafael is a barangay (village-level administrative division) within the municipality of San Narciso in the province of Zambales, Philippines.
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E.
San Rafael
San Rafael is a barangay (village-level administrative division) within the municipality of San Felipe in the province of Zambales, Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Rafael, California, United States