U.S. Route 18 in Iowa
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U.S. Route 18 in Iowa is an east–west federal highway that crosses the northern part of the state, connecting rural communities and regional centers to neighboring states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 18 in Iowa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21657426 — 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: U.S. Route 18 in Iowa Context triple: [U.S. Highways in Iowa, hasRoute, U.S. Route 18 in Iowa]
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U.S. Route 59 in Iowa
U.S. Route 59 in Iowa is a north–south U.S. Highway running through western Iowa, connecting small towns and rural areas between the Missouri and Minnesota state lines.
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B.
U.S. Route 69 in Iowa
U.S. Route 69 in Iowa is a north–south U.S. Highway that traverses the state, connecting rural communities and regional centers as part of the national highway system.
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C.
U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota
U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota is a major east–west federal highway segment that traverses the southern part of the state, connecting rural communities with the Twin Cities metropolitan area and continuing toward neighboring states.
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D.
U.S. Route 20 near Waterloo, Iowa
U.S. Route 20 near Waterloo, Iowa is a major east–west highway segment in northeastern Iowa that serves the Waterloo–Cedar Falls area and connects with several key regional routes.
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E.
U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota
U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota is an east–west federal highway that traverses southern Minnesota, connecting rural communities and regional centers before continuing into neighboring states.
- 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: U.S. Route 18 in Iowa Target entity description: U.S. Route 18 in Iowa is an east–west federal highway that crosses the northern part of the state, connecting rural communities and regional centers to neighboring states.
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A.
U.S. Route 59 in Iowa
U.S. Route 59 in Iowa is a north–south U.S. Highway running through western Iowa, connecting small towns and rural areas between the Missouri and Minnesota state lines.
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B.
U.S. Route 69 in Iowa
U.S. Route 69 in Iowa is a north–south U.S. Highway that traverses the state, connecting rural communities and regional centers as part of the national highway system.
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C.
U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota
U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota is a major east–west federal highway segment that traverses the southern part of the state, connecting rural communities with the Twin Cities metropolitan area and continuing toward neighboring states.
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D.
U.S. Route 20 near Waterloo, Iowa
U.S. Route 20 near Waterloo, Iowa is a major east–west highway segment in northeastern Iowa that serves the Waterloo–Cedar Falls area and connects with several key regional routes.
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E.
U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota
U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota is an east–west federal highway that traverses southern Minnesota, connecting rural communities and regional centers before continuing into neighboring states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.