Gast
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Gast is an alternative name for Saint Vaast, a Christian saint venerated particularly in northern France and associated with the early medieval evangelization of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gast canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22983609 — 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: Gast Context triple: [Saint Vaast, hasVariantName, Gast]
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A.
Gostingen
Gostingen is a small village in eastern Luxembourg that forms part of the commune of Flaxweiler.
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B.
Güsten
Güsten is a small town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, known for its location within the Salzlandkreis district and its regional administrative and residential role.
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C.
Gustchen
Gustchen is a character from Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz’s play "Der Hofmeister," known as one of its notable figures.
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D.
Tagaste
Tagaste was an ancient North African town in the Roman province of Numidia, best known as the birthplace of Saint Augustine and his mother Saint Monica.
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E.
the Host
The Host is the lively, outspoken innkeeper in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales* who proposes and oversees the storytelling contest among the pilgrims.
- 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: Gast Target entity description: Gast is an alternative name for Saint Vaast, a Christian saint venerated particularly in northern France and associated with the early medieval evangelization of the region.
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A.
Gostingen
Gostingen is a small village in eastern Luxembourg that forms part of the commune of Flaxweiler.
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B.
Güsten
Güsten is a small town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, known for its location within the Salzlandkreis district and its regional administrative and residential role.
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C.
Gustchen
Gustchen is a character from Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz’s play "Der Hofmeister," known as one of its notable figures.
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D.
Tagaste
Tagaste was an ancient North African town in the Roman province of Numidia, best known as the birthplace of Saint Augustine and his mother Saint Monica.
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E.
the Host
The Host is the lively, outspoken innkeeper in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales* who proposes and oversees the storytelling contest among the pilgrims.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.