Legio Patria Nostra
E175795
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legio Patria Nostra canonical | 4 |
| Legio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1549921 — 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: Legio Patria Nostra Context triple: [French Foreign Legion, motto, Legio Patria Nostra]
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A.
Roman legion
A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.
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B.
Batavian cohorts
The Batavian cohorts were elite auxiliary infantry and cavalry units of the Roman army, renowned for their discipline, swimming assaults, and key role in major imperial campaigns.
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C.
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army that served as the personal bodyguard and powerful political enforcer for Roman emperors.
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D.
Army of Italy
The Army of Italy was a French Revolutionary field army that, under leaders such as Napoleon Bonaparte, conducted major campaigns in northern Italy and helped secure French dominance in the region.
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E.
Regio Esercito
The Regio Esercito was the Royal Italian Army, serving as the land warfare branch of the Kingdom of Italy from its unification until the end of World War II.
- 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: Legio Patria Nostra Target entity description: Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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A.
Roman legion
A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.
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B.
Batavian cohorts
The Batavian cohorts were elite auxiliary infantry and cavalry units of the Roman army, renowned for their discipline, swimming assaults, and key role in major imperial campaigns.
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C.
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army that served as the personal bodyguard and powerful political enforcer for Roman emperors.
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D.
Army of Italy
The Army of Italy was a French Revolutionary field army that, under leaders such as Napoleon Bonaparte, conducted major campaigns in northern Italy and helped secure French dominance in the region.
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E.
Regio Esercito
The Regio Esercito was the Royal Italian Army, serving as the land warfare branch of the Kingdom of Italy from its unification until the end of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
ⓘ
motto ⓘ |
| appliesTo | soldiers of the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
France
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ |
| category |
Latin motto
ⓘ
military motto ⓘ |
| describes | French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| expressesConcept | the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Legio
ⓘ
linked to:
Legio Patria Nostra
Nostra ⓘ Patria ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loyalty to the Legion
ⓘ
military esprit de corps ⓘ sense of belonging ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| meaning |
The Legion is our Fatherland
ⓘ
The Legion is our Homeland ⓘ |
| mottoOf | French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| refersTo | French Foreign Legion as a symbolic homeland ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| usedAs | official motto ⓘ |
| usedBy | French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
ceremonies of the French Foreign Legion
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military traditions of the French Foreign Legion ⓘ symbols of the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| wordOrder | Subject–Object–Possessive pronoun ⓘ |
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Subject: Legio Patria Nostra Description of subject: Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Legio Patria Nostra