Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area
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The Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area is a small urban region in northwestern Alabama centered around the cities of Florence and Muscle Shoals, known historically as a hub for influential American music recording.
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Target entity: Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area Context triple: [Muscle Shoals, Alabama, partOf, Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area]
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Tuscaloosa metropolitan area
The Tuscaloosa metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in west-central Alabama centered on the city of Tuscaloosa and its surrounding communities.
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Montgomery metropolitan area
The Montgomery metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in central Alabama centered on the city of Montgomery and its surrounding communities.
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Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area
The Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census-defined region in northeastern Alabama centered on the city of Gadsden and its surrounding communities for demographic and economic analysis.
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Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area
The Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in eastern Alabama centered on the cities of Auburn and Opelika, known for Auburn University and its growing economy and population.
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Memphis metropolitan area
The Memphis metropolitan area is a multi-county urban region centered on the city of Memphis, spanning parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas and serving as a major cultural, economic, and transportation hub of the Mid-South.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area Target entity description: The Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area is a small urban region in northwestern Alabama centered around the cities of Florence and Muscle Shoals, known historically as a hub for influential American music recording.
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Tuscaloosa metropolitan area
The Tuscaloosa metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in west-central Alabama centered on the city of Tuscaloosa and its surrounding communities.
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Montgomery metropolitan area
The Montgomery metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in central Alabama centered on the city of Montgomery and its surrounding communities.
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Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area
The Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census-defined region in northeastern Alabama centered on the city of Gadsden and its surrounding communities for demographic and economic analysis.
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Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area
The Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in eastern Alabama centered on the cities of Auburn and Opelika, known for Auburn University and its growing economy and population.
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Memphis metropolitan area
The Memphis metropolitan area is a multi-county urban region centered on the city of Memphis, spanning parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas and serving as a major cultural, economic, and transportation hub of the Mid-South.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area Description of subject: The Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area is a small urban region in northwestern Alabama centered around the cities of Florence and Muscle Shoals, known historically as a hub for influential American music recording.
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Florence, Alabama
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Sheffield
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Sheffield, Alabama
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Sheffield
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Florence
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Sheffield, Alabama, United States
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Sheffield, Alabama, United States
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Sheffield, Alabama, United States
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The Shoals, Alabama
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Sheffield, Alabama
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northwest Alabama
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northwest Alabama
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northwest Alabama
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Alabama’s 5th congressional district
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Cherokee
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Leighton, Alabama, United States
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