Selma
E422425
Selma is a small suburban city in the San Antonio metropolitan area of south-central Texas, known for its residential communities and proximity to major regional highways and attractions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4234096 — 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: Selma Context triple: [South-Central Texas, containsCity, Selma]
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A.
Selma
Selma is a historic city in central Alabama best known as a key site of the American civil rights movement, particularly the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches.
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B.
Selma
Selma is a small agricultural city in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its raisin production and location within Fresno County.
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C.
Selma (2014 film)
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film that chronicles Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership in the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
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D.
Eyes on the Prize
"Eyes on the Prize" is a traditional American civil rights anthem that became widely known through its use in the 1960s movement and later popular recordings, including Bruce Springsteen’s folk revival projects.
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E.
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a 1964 campaign in Mississippi that mobilized civil rights activists to challenge racial segregation and disenfranchisement by registering Black voters and establishing community programs.
- 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: Selma Target entity description: Selma is a small suburban city in the San Antonio metropolitan area of south-central Texas, known for its residential communities and proximity to major regional highways and attractions.
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A.
Selma
Selma is a historic city in central Alabama best known as a key site of the American civil rights movement, particularly the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches.
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B.
Selma
Selma is a small agricultural city in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its raisin production and location within Fresno County.
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C.
Selma (2014 film)
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film that chronicles Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership in the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
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D.
Eyes on the Prize
"Eyes on the Prize" is a traditional American civil rights anthem that became widely known through its use in the 1960s movement and later popular recordings, including Bruce Springsteen’s folk revival projects.
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E.
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a 1964 campaign in Mississippi that mobilized civil rights activists to challenge racial segregation and disenfranchisement by registering Black voters and establishing community programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
210
ⓘ
726 ⓘ |
| attraction |
Retama Park
ⓘ
The Forum at Olympia Parkway ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| elevation | approximately 850 feet ⓘ |
| feature |
proximity to major regional highways
ⓘ
proximity to regional attractions ⓘ suburban residential communities ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial corridors along Interstate 35
ⓘ
primarily residential ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bexar County, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Bexar County
Comal County, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Comal County
Guadalupe County, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Guadalupe County
United States Census Bureau-defined San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area
|
| majorHighway | Interstate 35 ⓘ |
| near |
Live Oak, Texas
ⓘ
San Antonio, Texas ⓘ Schertz, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Schertz
|
| partOf |
San Antonio metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area
|
| postalCode | 78154 ⓘ |
| region |
south-central Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
South-Central Texas
|
| settlementType | suburban city ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Selma Description of subject: Selma is a small suburban city in the San Antonio metropolitan area of south-central Texas, known for its residential communities and proximity to major regional highways and attractions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.