Great Dane
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The Great Dane is a giant, muscular dog breed known for its impressive height, gentle temperament, and nickname as the "Apollo of dogs."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Dane canonical | 2 |
| Deutsche Dogge | 1 |
| German Mastiff | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T572859 — 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: Great Dane Context triple: [Pennsylvania, hasOfficialDog, Great Dane]
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A.
Greyhound
Greyhound is a 2020 World War II naval thriller film starring Tom Hanks as a U.S. destroyer captain escorting Allied convoys across the Atlantic while evading German U-boats.
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B.
Labrador
Labrador is a vast, sparsely populated region in eastern Canada known for its rugged subarctic landscapes, rich mineral resources, and Indigenous Inuit and Innu communities.
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C.
Bulldogs
Bulldogs is the nickname of Yale University's men's basketball team, a historic Ivy League program competing in NCAA Division I.
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D.
Husky
Husky was the codename for the World War II Allied amphibious and airborne invasion of Sicily in July 1943, which marked a major step in the campaign to liberate Europe from Axis control.
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E.
Rough Collie
The Rough Collie is a medium-to-large herding dog breed from Scotland, best known for its long, flowing double coat, pointed muzzle, and gentle, intelligent temperament popularized by the fictional character Lassie.
- 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: Great Dane Target entity description: The Great Dane is a giant, muscular dog breed known for its impressive height, gentle temperament, and nickname as the "Apollo of dogs."
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A.
Greyhound
Greyhound is a 2020 World War II naval thriller film starring Tom Hanks as a U.S. destroyer captain escorting Allied convoys across the Atlantic while evading German U-boats.
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B.
Labrador
Labrador is a vast, sparsely populated region in eastern Canada known for its rugged subarctic landscapes, rich mineral resources, and Indigenous Inuit and Innu communities.
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C.
Bulldogs
Bulldogs is the nickname of Yale University's men's basketball team, a historic Ivy League program competing in NCAA Division I.
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D.
Husky
Husky was the codename for the World War II Allied amphibious and airborne invasion of Sicily in July 1943, which marked a major step in the campaign to liberate Europe from Axis control.
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E.
Rough Collie
The Rough Collie is a medium-to-large herding dog breed from Scotland, best known for its long, flowing double coat, pointed muzzle, and gentle, intelligent temperament popularized by the fictional character Lassie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dog breed
ⓘ
domestic dog ⓘ giant dog breed ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Dane
ⓘ
surface form:
Deutsche Dogge
Great Dane ⓘ
surface form:
German Mastiff
|
| averageFemaleHeight | about 28 to 32 inches at the shoulder ⓘ |
| averageFemaleWeight | about 110 to 140 pounds ⓘ |
| averageMaleHeight | about 30 to 34 inches at the shoulder ⓘ |
| averageMaleWeight | about 140 to 175 pounds ⓘ |
| barkingTendency | low to moderate ⓘ |
| bodyBuild |
muscular
ⓘ
tall and powerful ⓘ |
| coatTexture | smooth ⓘ |
| coatType | short coat ⓘ |
| commonColor |
black
ⓘ
blue ⓘ brindle ⓘ fawn ⓘ harlequin ⓘ mantle ⓘ |
| commonHealthIssue |
cardiomyopathy
ⓘ
gastric dilatation-volvulus ⓘ hip dysplasia ⓘ wobbler syndrome ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| earType | naturally floppy ears ⓘ |
| exerciseNeeds | moderate ⓘ |
| goodWithChildren | yes ⓘ |
| goodWithOtherDogs | often yes with proper socialization ⓘ |
| groupClassification |
Groupe 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer Molossoid breeds Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs (FCI)
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American Kennel Club ⓘ
surface form:
Working Group (AKC)
|
| historicalUse |
boar hunting
ⓘ
estate guarding ⓘ |
| lifeExpectancy | about 7 to 10 years ⓘ |
| nickname | Apollo of dogs ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
impressive height and stature
ⓘ
one of the tallest dog breeds ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
American Kennel Club
ⓘ
Fédération Cynologique Internationale ⓘ The Kennel Club (UK) ⓘ |
| sheddingLevel | moderate ⓘ |
| spaceRequirements | needs large living space ⓘ |
| tailType | long tail ⓘ |
| temperament |
affectionate
ⓘ
friendly ⓘ generally good-natured ⓘ gentle ⓘ patient with children ⓘ |
| trainability | generally trainable ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
companion dog
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family pet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Dane Description of subject: The Great Dane is a giant, muscular dog breed known for its impressive height, gentle temperament, and nickname as the "Apollo of dogs."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Deutsche Dogge
this entity surface form:
German Mastiff
subject surface form:
Scooby-Doo