A8 motorway in the Netherlands
E493382
The A8 motorway in the Netherlands is a short but important highway in the province of North Holland that links the Amsterdam ring road with the Zaan region and routes toward northern parts of the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A8 motorway (Netherlands) | 2 |
| A7 motorway near Zaandam | 1 |
| A8 motorway in the Netherlands canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5036738 — 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: A8 motorway in the Netherlands Context triple: [A10 ring road of Amsterdam, connectsTo, A8 motorway in the Netherlands]
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A.
A4 motorway in the Netherlands
The A4 motorway in the Netherlands is a major north–south highway linking Amsterdam with cities such as The Hague and Rotterdam and forming part of a key European transport corridor.
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B.
A86 motorway
The A86 motorway is a major orbital highway forming part of the ring road system around Paris, France.
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C.
A8 motorway
The A8 motorway is a major French highway in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region that connects cities along the Mediterranean coast, including linking the Italian border area to Aix-en-Provence.
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D.
A81 motorway
The A81 motorway is a major German autobahn running through the state of Baden-Württemberg, forming an important north–south transport corridor.
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E.
A62 motorway
The A62 motorway is a major French autoroute in southwestern France that forms part of the route between Bordeaux and Toulouse, facilitating regional and long-distance traffic.
- 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: A8 motorway in the Netherlands Target entity description: The A8 motorway in the Netherlands is a short but important highway in the province of North Holland that links the Amsterdam ring road with the Zaan region and routes toward northern parts of the country.
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A.
A4 motorway in the Netherlands
The A4 motorway in the Netherlands is a major north–south highway linking Amsterdam with cities such as The Hague and Rotterdam and forming part of a key European transport corridor.
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B.
A86 motorway
The A86 motorway is a major orbital highway forming part of the ring road system around Paris, France.
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C.
A8 motorway
The A8 motorway is a major French highway in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region that connects cities along the Mediterranean coast, including linking the Italian border area to Aix-en-Provence.
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D.
A81 motorway
The A81 motorway is a major German autobahn running through the state of Baden-Württemberg, forming an important north–south transport corridor.
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E.
A62 motorway
The A62 motorway is a major French autoroute in southwestern France that forms part of the route between Bordeaux and Toulouse, facilitating regional and long-distance traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | motorway ⓘ |
| category |
Motorways in the Netherlands
ⓘ
Transport in North Holland ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
A10 motorway in the Netherlands
ⓘ
A7 motorway in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| directionA | west ⓘ |
| directionB | east ⓘ |
| easternTerminus |
A7 motorway near Zaandam
ⓘ
linked to:
A8 motorway in the Netherlands
|
| function |
connects Amsterdam ring road with Zaan region
ⓘ
provides route toward northern parts of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A10 motorway in the Netherlands
ⓘ
A7 motorway in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | typical Dutch motorway speed limits ⓘ |
| lengthApproximate | 10 km ⓘ |
| linksToRegion |
northern Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Netherlands
|
| locatedIn | province of North Holland ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ |
| opened | 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch national road network
ⓘ
European route network (via connections) ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Koog aan de Zaan
ⓘ
Zaandijk ⓘ
linked to:
Zaanstad
|
| region |
Randstad
ⓘ
linked to:
Randstad metropolitan region
|
| roadNumber | A8 ⓘ |
| roadType | controlled-access highway ⓘ |
| servesCity | Zaandam ⓘ |
| servesMunicipality | Zaanstad ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Zaan region ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | A10 motorway near Amsterdam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A8 motorway in the Netherlands Description of subject: The A8 motorway in the Netherlands is a short but important highway in the province of North Holland that links the Amsterdam ring road with the Zaan region and routes toward northern parts of the country.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: A8 motorway in the Netherlands
linked to: A8 motorway in the Netherlands
linked to: A8 motorway in the Netherlands