flag of British colonial Nigeria
E288916
The flag of British colonial Nigeria was a British Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial badge of Nigeria, symbolizing its status under British rule before independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Nigeria under British rule | 1 |
| flag of British colonial Nigeria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2670816 — 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: flag of British colonial Nigeria Context triple: [Flag of Nigeria, replaced, flag of British colonial Nigeria]
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A.
Flag of Nigeria
The Flag of Nigeria is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and green symbolizing the nation’s agricultural wealth and peace, and serving as a central emblem of Nigerian identity.
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B.
Flag of Ghana
The Flag of Ghana is a horizontal tricolour of red, gold, and green with a black five-pointed star in the center, symbolizing the country's struggle for independence, mineral wealth, rich forests, and African freedom.
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C.
Coat of arms of Nigeria
The Coat of arms of Nigeria is the national heraldic emblem featuring a black shield with a wavy white pall, two white horses as supporters, an eagle, and green-and-white wreath and compartment, symbolizing the country's unity, fertile land, and rich heritage.
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D.
Flag of Cameroon
The Flag of Cameroon is a vertical tricolor of green, red, and yellow with a central yellow star, symbolizing the nation's unity and Pan-African identity.
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E.
Flag of the African Union
The Flag of the African Union is a green field featuring a golden map of Africa encircled by stylized rays and stars, symbolizing African unity, hope, and solidarity among member 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: flag of British colonial Nigeria Target entity description: The flag of British colonial Nigeria was a British Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial badge of Nigeria, symbolizing its status under British rule before independence.
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A.
Flag of Nigeria
The Flag of Nigeria is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and green symbolizing the nation’s agricultural wealth and peace, and serving as a central emblem of Nigerian identity.
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B.
Flag of Ghana
The Flag of Ghana is a horizontal tricolour of red, gold, and green with a black five-pointed star in the center, symbolizing the country's struggle for independence, mineral wealth, rich forests, and African freedom.
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C.
Coat of arms of Nigeria
The Coat of arms of Nigeria is the national heraldic emblem featuring a black shield with a wavy white pall, two white horses as supporters, an eagle, and green-and-white wreath and compartment, symbolizing the country's unity, fertile land, and rich heritage.
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D.
Flag of Cameroon
The Flag of Cameroon is a vertical tricolor of green, red, and yellow with a central yellow star, symbolizing the nation's unity and Pan-African identity.
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E.
Flag of the African Union
The Flag of the African Union is a green field featuring a golden map of Africa encircled by stylized rays and stars, symbolizing African unity, hope, and solidarity among member states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Empire
ⓘ
colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| authority |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
British Colonial Office
|
| badgeMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| badgeShape | circular badge ⓘ |
| badgeUsage | placed in the fly of the Blue Ensign ⓘ |
| canton |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| category |
Blue Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Ensigns
Flags of former British colonies ⓘ History of Nigeria ⓘ |
| civilEnsign | true ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| designElement |
British Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial badge of Nigeria
ⓘ
colonial badge of Nigeria ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| flagType | Blue Ensign ⓘ |
| governmentFlag | true ⓘ |
| governmentUse | colonial administration of Nigeria ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial period in Nigeria
|
| legalStatus | official flag of British Nigeria until independence ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Flag of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
flag of Nigeria
|
| scriptOnBadge | Latin script ⓘ |
| stateEnsign | true ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
British colonial rule in Nigeria
ⓘ
status of Nigeria as a British colony ⓘ |
| usedAtSea | true ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Nigeria
ⓘ
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1914 ⓘ |
| usedOnLand | true ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1960 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: flag of British colonial Nigeria Description of subject: The flag of British colonial Nigeria was a British Blue Ensign defaced with the colonial badge of Nigeria, symbolizing its status under British rule before independence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of Nigeria under British rule