France Équinoxiale colony
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France Équinoxiale colony was a short-lived 17th-century French colonial venture in northern Brazil centered on the settlement that became São Luís.
All labels observed (1)
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| France Équinoxiale colony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14293831 — 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: France Équinoxiale colony Context triple: [São Luís, foundedAs, France Équinoxiale colony]
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A.
France Antarctique colony
France Antarctique colony was a short-lived 16th-century French settlement in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, established as a foothold in the New World and a refuge for Huguenots before being destroyed by the Portuguese.
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B.
New France
New France was the vast area of North America colonized by France from the early 16th century until 1763, encompassing regions such as Canada, Acadia, and Louisiana.
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C.
French India
French India was a collection of small colonial territories in the Indian subcontinent that remained under French control until their mid-20th-century integration into the Republic of India.
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D.
Colonarie
Colonarie is a small village in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, known as the birthplace of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
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E.
French Guinea
French Guinea was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Guinea.
- 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: France Équinoxiale colony Target entity description: France Équinoxiale colony was a short-lived 17th-century French colonial venture in northern Brazil centered on the settlement that became São Luís.
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A.
France Antarctique colony
France Antarctique colony was a short-lived 16th-century French settlement in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, established as a foothold in the New World and a refuge for Huguenots before being destroyed by the Portuguese.
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B.
New France
New France was the vast area of North America colonized by France from the early 16th century until 1763, encompassing regions such as Canada, Acadia, and Louisiana.
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C.
French India
French India was a collection of small colonial territories in the Indian subcontinent that remained under French control until their mid-20th-century integration into the Republic of India.
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D.
Colonarie
Colonarie is a small village in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, known as the birthplace of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
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E.
French Guinea
French Guinea was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.