New Canal
E302218
New Canal is a historic waterway, likely referring to the Nieuwegracht in the Dutch city of Utrecht, known for its picturesque canalside houses and wharf cellars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2811290 — 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: New Canal Context triple: [Nieuwegracht, nameMeaning, New Canal]
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A.
Singel canal
Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
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B.
Juliana Canal
The Juliana Canal is a major Dutch shipping canal in the province of Limburg that runs roughly parallel to the river Meuse (Maas) to facilitate inland navigation and flood management.
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C.
Nira Left Bank Canal
Nira Left Bank Canal is a major irrigation canal in Maharashtra, India, that supplies water to agricultural areas including the Baramati region.
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D.
Emperor’s Canal
Emperor’s Canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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E.
Küsten Canal
The Küsten Canal is a major shipping canal in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Weser river systems and supports regional inland water transport.
- 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: New Canal Target entity description: New Canal is a historic waterway, likely referring to the Nieuwegracht in the Dutch city of Utrecht, known for its picturesque canalside houses and wharf cellars.
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A.
Singel canal
Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
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B.
Juliana Canal
The Juliana Canal is a major Dutch shipping canal in the province of Limburg that runs roughly parallel to the river Meuse (Maas) to facilitate inland navigation and flood management.
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C.
Nira Left Bank Canal
Nira Left Bank Canal is a major irrigation canal in Maharashtra, India, that supplies water to agricultural areas including the Baramati region.
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D.
Emperor’s Canal
Emperor’s Canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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E.
Küsten Canal
The Küsten Canal is a major shipping canal in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Weser river systems and supports regional inland water transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | historic city centre of Utrecht ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic architecture along the canal
ⓘ
low wharves with cellars at water level ⓘ picturesque setting ⓘ |
| hasCity | Utrecht ⓘ |
| hasDutchName | Nieuwegracht ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
residential canal houses
ⓘ
tree-lined banks ⓘ wharf cellars along the water ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic canal ⓘ |
| isComparableTo |
Oudegracht canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Oudegracht (Utrecht)
|
| knownFor |
picturesque canalside houses
ⓘ
wharf cellars ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Utrecht ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince |
Province of Utrecht
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surface form:
Utrecht (province)
|
| partOf | canal system of Utrecht ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| urbanContext | medieval canal network of Utrecht ⓘ |
| usedFor |
small-scale navigation
ⓘ
urban drainage ⓘ |
| waterwayType | urban canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Canal Description of subject: New Canal is a historic waterway, likely referring to the Nieuwegracht in the Dutch city of Utrecht, known for its picturesque canalside houses and wharf cellars.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.