Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional town)
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Ramsdale, New Hampshire is the fictional New England town where much of the early action in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel "Lolita" takes place, serving as the suburban setting for Humbert Humbert’s initial involvement with Dolores Haze.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional town) canonical | 1 |
| Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10531913 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional town) Context triple: [Lolita, residence, Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional town)]
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A.
New England (fictional island town)
New England (fictional island town) is the coastal resort community that serves as the primary setting for the shark attacks in the film Jaws 2.
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B.
Enfield, New Hampshire
Enfield, New Hampshire is a small town in Grafton County known for its scenic lakeside setting and historic Shaker community.
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C.
Deerfield, New Hampshire
Deerfield, New Hampshire is a small rural town in Rockingham County known for its scenic landscapes and as the longtime host of the annual Deerfield Fair.
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D.
Hampstead, New Hampshire
Hampstead, New Hampshire is a small New England town in Rockingham County known for its historic character and numerous lakes and ponds.
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E.
Rollinsford, New Hampshire
Rollinsford, New Hampshire is a small New England town located along the Salmon Falls River in southeastern New Hampshire, known for its historic mill village of Salmon Falls and proximity to the Maine border.
- 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: Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional town) Target entity description: Ramsdale, New Hampshire is the fictional New England town where much of the early action in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel "Lolita" takes place, serving as the suburban setting for Humbert Humbert’s initial involvement with Dolores Haze.
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A.
New England (fictional island town)
New England (fictional island town) is the coastal resort community that serves as the primary setting for the shark attacks in the film Jaws 2.
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B.
Enfield, New Hampshire
Enfield, New Hampshire is a small town in Grafton County known for its scenic lakeside setting and historic Shaker community.
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C.
Deerfield, New Hampshire
Deerfield, New Hampshire is a small rural town in Rockingham County known for its scenic landscapes and as the longtime host of the annual Deerfield Fair.
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D.
Hampstead, New Hampshire
Hampstead, New Hampshire is a small New England town in Rockingham County known for its historic character and numerous lakes and ponds.
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E.
Rollinsford, New Hampshire
Rollinsford, New Hampshire is a small New England town located along the Salmon Falls River in southeastern New Hampshire, known for its historic mill village of Salmon Falls and proximity to the Maine border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional town
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literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Lolita ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Charlotte Haze
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Dolores Haze ⓘ Humbert Humbert ⓘ |
| countryContextInFiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Vladimir Nabokov ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | fictional location ⓘ |
| firstAppearsIn | early chapters of Lolita ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1955 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
literary fiction
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
obsession
ⓘ
sexual exploitation ⓘ suburban respectability ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional |
New England
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New Hampshire ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
location of Humbert Humbert’s initial involvement with Dolores Haze
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setting of the Haze family home ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
Lolita universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Lolita
|
| regionContextInFiction | American suburbia ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
primary early setting
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suburban setting ⓘ |
| settingType |
middle-class suburb
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small town ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Vladimir Nabokov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional town) Description of subject: Ramsdale, New Hampshire is the fictional New England town where much of the early action in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel "Lolita" takes place, serving as the suburban setting for Humbert Humbert’s initial involvement with Dolores Haze.
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