Flushing, New Netherland
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Flushing, New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement on Long Island, notable as an early center of religious tolerance in what is now Queens, New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flushing, New Netherland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5700829 — 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: Flushing, New Netherland Context triple: [John Bowne, residence, Flushing, New Netherland]
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New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
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B.
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was the 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement on the southern tip of Manhattan that later became New York City.
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C.
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is an American medical drama television series set in a public hospital, following the idealistic new medical director as he attempts to reform the institution and improve patient care.
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D.
Rensselaerswyck
Rensselaerswyck was a vast Dutch colonial estate and semi-feudal manor in what is now upstate New York, established in the 17th century under the patroonship system of New Netherland.
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E.
Colonie, New York
Colonie, New York is a suburban town just northwest of Albany that serves as a major commercial and transportation hub in New York’s Capital Region.
- 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: Flushing, New Netherland Target entity description: Flushing, New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement on Long Island, notable as an early center of religious tolerance in what is now Queens, New York City.
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A.
New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
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B.
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was the 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement on the southern tip of Manhattan that later became New York City.
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C.
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is an American medical drama television series set in a public hospital, following the idealistic new medical director as he attempts to reform the institution and improve patient care.
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D.
Rensselaerswyck
Rensselaerswyck was a vast Dutch colonial estate and semi-feudal manor in what is now upstate New York, established in the 17th century under the patroonship system of New Netherland.
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E.
Colonie, New York
Colonie, New York is a suburban town just northwest of Albany that serves as a major commercial and transportation hub in New York’s Capital Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial settlement
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former municipality ⓘ historic place ⓘ |
| charterGrantedBy |
Director Willem Kieft
NERFINISHED
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Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterKnownAs | Flushing patent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterYear | 1645 ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| event | Flushing Remonstrance of 1657 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dutch West India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch colonists ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| foundingYearApproximate | 1645 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Director-General of New Netherland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Stuyvesant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Flushing Remonstrance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early religious tolerance ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
British colonial America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | influenced American traditions of religious freedom ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Dutch colonial law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island
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New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day New York City ⓘ present-day New York State ⓘ present-day Queens ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Province of New York after English conquest of 1664 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor |
Borough of Queens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Flushing, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Flushing, Zeeland
NERFINISHED
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Vlissingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West Riding of Yorkshire on Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayAdministrativeArea |
Queens County
NERFINISHED
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State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayNeighborhoodCorrespondence | Flushing neighborhood in Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | town on Long Island ⓘ |
| religiousGroupsPresent |
Dutch Reformed Church members
NERFINISHED
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English settlers ⓘ Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Dutch colonial era ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flushing, New Netherland Description of subject: Flushing, New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement on Long Island, notable as an early center of religious tolerance in what is now Queens, New York City.
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