Flag of South Ossetia
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The Flag of South Ossetia is a horizontal tricolor of white, red, and yellow that symbolizes the partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of North Ossetia–Alania | 3 |
| Flag of South Ossetia canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10882393 — 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 South Ossetia Context triple: [President of South Ossetia, flag, Flag of South Ossetia]
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A.
Flag of Kalmykia
The Flag of Kalmykia is a bright yellow field featuring a blue circle with a white lotus, symbolizing the Buddhist heritage and steppe culture of this Russian republic.
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B.
Flag of Mari El
The Flag of Mari El is the official state flag of the Mari El Republic in Russia, featuring traditional Mari national symbols that reflect the region’s Finno-Ugric cultural heritage.
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C.
Flag of Chuvashia
The Flag of Chuvashia is the regional flag of the Chuvash Republic in Russia, featuring a stylized tree of life and traditional ornamentation symbolizing the culture and heritage of the Chuvash people.
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D.
Flag of Bashkortostan
The Flag of Bashkortostan is the official tricolour banner of the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, symbolizing its Bashkir heritage, natural landscape, and cultural identity.
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E.
Flag of Georgia
The Flag of Georgia is the national flag of the country of Georgia, featuring a white field with a large central red cross and four smaller red crosses in each quadrant, known as the Five Cross Flag.
- 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 South Ossetia Target entity description: The Flag of South Ossetia is a horizontal tricolor of white, red, and yellow that symbolizes the partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus.
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A.
Flag of Kalmykia
The Flag of Kalmykia is a bright yellow field featuring a blue circle with a white lotus, symbolizing the Buddhist heritage and steppe culture of this Russian republic.
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B.
Flag of Mari El
The Flag of Mari El is the official state flag of the Mari El Republic in Russia, featuring traditional Mari national symbols that reflect the region’s Finno-Ugric cultural heritage.
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C.
Flag of Chuvashia
The Flag of Chuvashia is the regional flag of the Chuvash Republic in Russia, featuring a stylized tree of life and traditional ornamentation symbolizing the culture and heritage of the Chuvash people.
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D.
Flag of Bashkortostan
The Flag of Bashkortostan is the official tricolour banner of the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, symbolizing its Bashkir heritage, natural landscape, and cultural identity.
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E.
Flag of Georgia
The Flag of Georgia is the national flag of the country of Georgia, featuring a white field with a large central red cross and four smaller red crosses in each quadrant, known as the Five Cross Flag.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1992-09-15 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | South Caucasus ⓘ |
| bottomStripeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| capitalCityOnWhichItFlies | Tskhinvali ⓘ |
| category | Flags of unrecognized or partially recognized states ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | South Ossetia ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| ethnoCulturalAssociation | Ossetia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Flag of North Ossetia–Alania
ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of South Ossetia
|
| languageOfInscription | none ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Law on State Symbols of the Republic of South Ossetia ⓘ |
| middleStripeColor | red ⓘ |
| officialIn | Tskhinvali ⓘ |
| pattern | plain tricolour without emblem ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Nauru
ⓘ
Nicaragua ⓘ Russia ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Ossetians ⓘ |
| represents | de facto independent South Ossetian state ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Flag of North Ossetia–Alania
ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of South Ossetia
|
| status | official flag of South Ossetia ⓘ |
| stripeOrderTopToBottom |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| subregion | South Caucasus ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
South Ossetia
ⓘ
South Ossetian people ⓘ
linked to:
Ossetians
South Ossetian statehood ⓘ |
| topStripeColor | white ⓘ |
| unrecognizedBy |
Georgia
ⓘ
most United Nations member states ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Republic of South Ossetia
ⓘ
linked to:
South Ossetia
government of South Ossetia ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of South Ossetia authorities
parliament of South Ossetia ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament of South Ossetia
partially recognized state ⓘ president of South Ossetia ⓘ
linked to:
President of South Ossetia
|
| usedOn |
official documents of South Ossetia
ⓘ
public buildings in South Ossetia ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1992 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of South Ossetia Description of subject: The Flag of South Ossetia is a horizontal tricolor of white, red, and yellow that symbolizes the partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Flag of South Ossetia
linked to: Flag of South Ossetia
linked to: Flag of South Ossetia