YMCA Orchard Road
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YMCA Orchard Road is a prominent building in Singapore that historically served as a key site during the Japanese occupation and now functions as a central facility of the Young Men's Christian Association along the city’s main shopping belt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| YMCA Orchard Road canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4928073 — 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: YMCA Orchard Road Context triple: [Sook Ching massacre, screeningCentre, YMCA Orchard Road]
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A.
Holyoke YMCA
The Holyoke YMCA is a historic community recreation and social service center in Holyoke, Massachusetts, notable as the birthplace of the sport of volleyball.
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B.
Petworth Recreation Center
Petworth Recreation Center is a neighborhood public recreation facility in Washington, D.C.’s Petworth area, offering athletic fields, playgrounds, and community programming.
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C.
YMCA of Greater New York
The YMCA of Greater New York is a major nonprofit community organization that provides youth development, healthy living, and social services programs across New York City.
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D.
YMCA of Greater Boston
The YMCA of Greater Boston is a historic community organization and charitable association that has played a major role in education, youth development, and social services in the Boston area.
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E.
YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association)
The YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) is a worldwide Christian-based community organization best known for promoting youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility through recreational, educational, and charitable 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: YMCA Orchard Road Target entity description: YMCA Orchard Road is a prominent building in Singapore that historically served as a key site during the Japanese occupation and now functions as a central facility of the Young Men's Christian Association along the city’s main shopping belt.
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A.
Holyoke YMCA
The Holyoke YMCA is a historic community recreation and social service center in Holyoke, Massachusetts, notable as the birthplace of the sport of volleyball.
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B.
Petworth Recreation Center
Petworth Recreation Center is a neighborhood public recreation facility in Washington, D.C.’s Petworth area, offering athletic fields, playgrounds, and community programming.
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C.
YMCA of Greater New York
The YMCA of Greater New York is a major nonprofit community organization that provides youth development, healthy living, and social services programs across New York City.
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D.
YMCA of Greater Boston
The YMCA of Greater Boston is a historic community organization and charitable association that has played a major role in education, youth development, and social services in the Boston area.
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E.
YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association)
The YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) is a worldwide Christian-based community organization best known for promoting youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility through recreational, educational, and charitable programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
YMCA facility
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building ⓘ community centre ⓘ |
| affiliation |
YMCA
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linked to:
YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association)
|
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
food and beverage outlets
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function halls ⓘ hostel rooms ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ rooftop pool ⓘ sports facilities ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
accommodation
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community services ⓘ conference and meeting venue ⓘ social enterprise activities ⓘ youth development programmes ⓘ |
| hasProgramme |
community outreach programmes
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overseas community service projects ⓘ special needs inclusion programmes ⓘ volunteer development programmes ⓘ youth leadership programmes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site associated with World War II in Singapore ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Japanese occupation of Singapore ⓘ |
| historicalUse | Japanese military headquarters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orchard Road
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Singapore ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Museum Planning Area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dhoby Ghaut
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Singapore Shopping Belt ⓘ |
| locatedOn | city’s main shopping belt ⓘ |
| nearPublicTransport |
Bras Basah MRT station
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Dhoby Ghaut MRT station ⓘ |
| notableFor |
YMCA community and social programmes
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central location on Orchard Road ⓘ role in Japanese occupation history ⓘ |
| operator | Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore ⓘ |
| partOf |
YMCA of Singapore
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linked to:
YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association)
|
| region |
Central Area of Singapore
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linked to:
Central Area, Singapore
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| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
families
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vulnerable groups ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative offices during Japanese occupation
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interrogation centre during Japanese occupation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: YMCA Orchard Road Description of subject: YMCA Orchard Road is a prominent building in Singapore that historically served as a key site during the Japanese occupation and now functions as a central facility of the Young Men's Christian Association along the city’s main shopping belt.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.