Grande-Synthe
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Grande-Synthe is a commune in northern France near Dunkirk, known for its industrial character and for hosting a large migrant camp in the 2010s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grande-Synthe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22021561 — 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: Grande-Synthe Context triple: [Arrondissement of Dunkirk, contains, Grande-Synthe]
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A.
Gouët
Gouët is a river in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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B.
Boucau
Boucau is a small commune in southwestern France’s Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, near the Atlantic coast and the city of Bayonne.
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C.
La Tranche-sur-Mer
La Tranche-sur-Mer is a seaside resort town on France’s Atlantic coast, known for its sandy beaches and water sports.
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D.
De Marne
De Marne was a former municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, known for its rural landscape and coastal location along the Wadden Sea.
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E.
La Cambe
La Cambe is a commune in the Calvados department of Normandy in northwestern France, known for its proximity to major World War II sites including a large German war cemetery.
- 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: Grande-Synthe Target entity description: Grande-Synthe is a commune in northern France near Dunkirk, known for its industrial character and for hosting a large migrant camp in the 2010s.
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A.
Gouët
Gouët is a river in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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B.
Boucau
Boucau is a small commune in southwestern France’s Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, near the Atlantic coast and the city of Bayonne.
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C.
La Tranche-sur-Mer
La Tranche-sur-Mer is a seaside resort town on France’s Atlantic coast, known for its sandy beaches and water sports.
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D.
De Marne
De Marne was a former municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, known for its rural landscape and coastal location along the Wadden Sea.
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E.
La Cambe
La Cambe is a commune in the Calvados department of Normandy in northwestern France, known for its proximity to major World War II sites including a large German war cemetery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.