Canton of Basel-Landschaft
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The Canton of Basel-Landschaft is a largely rural Swiss canton in the northwestern part of the country, known for its rolling hills, small towns, and proximity to the city of Basel.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canton of Basel-Landschaft canonical | 11 |
| canton of Basel-Landschaft | 11 |
| Canton of Basel | 1 |
| Kanton Basel-Landschaft | 1 |
| Swiss canton Basel-Landschaft | 1 |
| Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft | 1 |
| cantonal administration of Basel-Landschaft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1059838 — 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: Canton of Basel-Landschaft Context triple: [Solothurn, borders, Canton of Basel-Landschaft]
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Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a largely German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland known for its historic textile industry, the city of St. Gallen with its UNESCO-listed Abbey Library, and its location between Lake Constance and the Alps.
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canton of Bern
The canton of Bern is a large, predominantly German-speaking canton in west-central Switzerland that includes the federal capital city of Bern and encompasses diverse landscapes from the Swiss Plateau to the Alps.
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Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zürich is a major German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland, centered on the city of Zürich and known as an economic, cultural, and historical hub of the country.
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canton of Uri
The canton of Uri is a mountainous Swiss canton in central Switzerland, known as one of the founding members of the Swiss Confederation and for encompassing key sections of the Alps and the Gotthard Pass.
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canton of Nidwalden
The canton of Nidwalden is a small, predominantly German-speaking Swiss canton in central Switzerland, known for its alpine landscapes, lakeside scenery along Lake Lucerne, and traditional rural communities.
- 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: Canton of Basel-Landschaft Target entity description: The Canton of Basel-Landschaft is a largely rural Swiss canton in the northwestern part of the country, known for its rolling hills, small towns, and proximity to the city of Basel.
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Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a largely German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland known for its historic textile industry, the city of St. Gallen with its UNESCO-listed Abbey Library, and its location between Lake Constance and the Alps.
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canton of Bern
The canton of Bern is a large, predominantly German-speaking canton in west-central Switzerland that includes the federal capital city of Bern and encompasses diverse landscapes from the Swiss Plateau to the Alps.
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Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zürich is a major German-speaking canton in northeastern Switzerland, centered on the city of Zürich and known as an economic, cultural, and historical hub of the country.
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canton of Uri
The canton of Uri is a mountainous Swiss canton in central Switzerland, known as one of the founding members of the Swiss Confederation and for encompassing key sections of the Alps and the Gotthard Pass.
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canton of Nidwalden
The canton of Nidwalden is a small, predominantly German-speaking Swiss canton in central Switzerland, known for its alpine landscapes, lakeside scenery along Lake Lucerne, and traditional rural communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canton of Basel-Landschaft Description of subject: The Canton of Basel-Landschaft is a largely rural Swiss canton in the northwestern part of the country, known for its rolling hills, small towns, and proximity to the city of Basel.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swiss canton Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
subject surface form:
Regierungsrat Basel-Landschaft
subject surface form:
Regierungsrat Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
cantonal administration of Basel-Landschaft
subject surface form:
Regierungsrat Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
Canton of Basel
this entity surface form:
Kanton Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
this entity surface form:
canton of Basel-Landschaft
subject surface form:
Germany–Switzerland border
this entity surface form:
Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft