flag of Italy
E83616
The flag of Italy is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and red that serves as the national emblem of the Italian Republic and a key symbol of its identity and sovereignty.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T685139 — 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: flag of Italy Context triple: [Italian Armed Forces, symbol, flag of Italy]
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A.
Italian tricolour naval ensign
The Italian tricolour naval ensign is the distinctive flag flown by Italian naval vessels, featuring Italy’s green-white-red tricolour with a shield bearing the traditional maritime republics’ emblems.
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B.
Flag of Albania
The Flag of Albania is a striking national flag featuring a black double-headed eagle centered on a red field, symbolizing bravery, strength, and the country’s historic sovereignty.
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C.
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy was the official heraldic emblem featuring the Savoy shield and royal symbols used by the Italian monarchy from its unification in 1861 until the monarchy’s abolition in 1946.
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D.
Flag of Poland
The Flag of Poland is a simple national banner consisting of two horizontal stripes of equal width, white on top and red on the bottom, symbolizing the country’s historic heraldic colors.
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E.
Flag of Greece
The Flag of Greece is a national symbol featuring nine horizontal blue and white stripes with a white cross on a blue canton, representing Greek Orthodoxy and the country's struggle for independence.
- 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: flag of Italy Target entity description: The flag of Italy is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and red that serves as the national emblem of the Italian Republic and a key symbol of its identity and sovereignty.
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A.
Italian tricolour naval ensign
The Italian tricolour naval ensign is the distinctive flag flown by Italian naval vessels, featuring Italy’s green-white-red tricolour with a shield bearing the traditional maritime republics’ emblems.
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B.
Flag of Albania
The Flag of Albania is a striking national flag featuring a black double-headed eagle centered on a red field, symbolizing bravery, strength, and the country’s historic sovereignty.
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C.
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy was the official heraldic emblem featuring the Savoy shield and royal symbols used by the Italian monarchy from its unification in 1861 until the monarchy’s abolition in 1946.
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D.
Flag of Poland
The Flag of Poland is a simple national banner consisting of two horizontal stripes of equal width, white on top and red on the bottom, symbolizing the country’s historic heraldic colors.
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E.
Flag of Greece
The Flag of Greece is a national symbol featuring nine horizontal blue and white stripes with a white cross on a blue canton, representing Greek Orthodoxy and the country's struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
tricolour flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1946-06-18 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Italian tricolour naval ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
il Tricolore
|
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Europe
ⓘ
National symbols of Italy ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | Tricolour Day ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| containsNoCoatOfArms | true ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dayOfTheTricolour | January 7 ⓘ |
| designInfluence | French tricolour ⓘ |
| designStandardized | 2003-01-01 ⓘ |
| firstTricolourAdopted | 1797-01-07 ⓘ |
| firstUseEntity | Cispadane Republic ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
flag of the Cisalpine Republic
ⓘ
flag of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) ⓘ flag of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
flag of the Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | flag of France ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy |
Constitution of Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Constitution
Italian law no. 22 of 1998 ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
flag of Ireland
ⓘ
Mexican flag ⓘ
surface form:
flag of Mexico
|
| leftStripeColor | green ⓘ |
| legalStatus | national emblem of Italy ⓘ |
| middleStripeColor | white ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 3 ⓘ |
| officialName |
flag of Italy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bandiera d'Italia
|
| pattern | vertical tricolour ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| readoptedAsRepublicFlag | 1946-06-18 ⓘ |
| rightStripeColor | red ⓘ |
| stripeOrientation | vertical ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Italian Republic
ⓘ
national identity of Italy ⓘ sovereignty of Italy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Italian Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian armed forces
Government of Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Italian government
Italian merchant vessels ⓘ |
| uses |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: flag of Italy Description of subject: The flag of Italy is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and red that serves as the national emblem of the Italian Republic and a key symbol of its identity and sovereignty.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tricolore (Italian tricolour flag)
subject surface form:
President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
this entity surface form:
Flag of Italy
this entity surface form:
Italian flag
this entity surface form:
Flag of Italy
this entity surface form:
Italian tricolour
this entity surface form:
Italian national tricolour
this entity surface form:
Bandiera d'Italia
this entity surface form:
flag of the Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
this entity surface form:
tricolour of Italy
this entity surface form:
Flag of Italy
this entity surface form:
Flag of Italy
subject surface form:
Italian National Olympic Committee
this entity surface form:
Italian tricolour
this entity surface form:
Italian tricolour
this entity surface form:
flag of the Kingdom of Italy
this entity surface form:
Italian tricolour
this entity surface form:
Flag of Italy
this entity surface form:
flag of the Kingdom of Italy
this entity surface form:
flag of the Kingdom of Italy
this entity surface form:
Flag of the Italian Republic
this entity surface form:
Italian tricolour
this entity surface form:
Flags of Italy