The Cap Centre
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The Cap Centre was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Landover, Maryland, that served as the former home of the NBA’s Washington Bullets and the NHL’s Washington Capitals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cap Centre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T946736 — 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: The Cap Centre Context triple: [Capital Centre, alsoKnownAs, The Cap Centre]
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A.
Cross Hall
Cross Hall is a central ceremonial corridor on the State Floor of the White House that connects key rooms and serves as a prominent space for presidential processions and receptions.
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B.
Meridian Centre
Meridian Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario, primarily used for ice hockey, concerts, and other large events.
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C.
Greenoaks Centre
Greenoaks Centre is a retail shopping complex located in the town of Widnes in Cheshire, England.
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D.
Hardman Square
Hardman Square is a central public space and event hub within Manchester’s Spinningfields district, known for its green areas, outdoor seating, and seasonal activities.
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E.
Shaw Centre
The Shaw Centre is a major convention and event facility in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting conferences, trade shows, and large public events.
- 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: The Cap Centre Target entity description: The Cap Centre was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Landover, Maryland, that served as the former home of the NBA’s Washington Bullets and the NHL’s Washington Capitals.
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A.
Cross Hall
Cross Hall is a central ceremonial corridor on the State Floor of the White House that connects key rooms and serves as a prominent space for presidential processions and receptions.
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B.
Meridian Centre
Meridian Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario, primarily used for ice hockey, concerts, and other large events.
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C.
Greenoaks Centre
Greenoaks Centre is a retail shopping complex located in the town of Widnes in Cheshire, England.
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D.
Hardman Square
Hardman Square is a central public space and event hub within Manchester’s Spinningfields district, known for its green areas, outdoor seating, and seasonal activities.
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E.
Shaw Centre
The Shaw Centre is a major convention and event facility in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting conferences, trade shows, and large public events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former building
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capital Centre
ⓘ
US Airways Arena ⓘ
surface form:
USAir Arena
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 2002 ⓘ |
| formerHomeLeague |
National Basketball Association
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| formerHomeTeam |
Washington Wizards
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Bullets
Washington Capitals ⓘ |
| formerName |
Capital Centre
ⓘ
US Airways Arena ⓘ
surface form:
USAir Arena
|
| hasCategory |
Basketball venues in Maryland
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Defunct National Basketball Association venues ⓘ Defunct National Hockey League venues ⓘ Defunct indoor arenas in the United States ⓘ Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States ⓘ Sports venues in Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Landover, Maryland
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ Prince George’s County, Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Prince George's County, Maryland
Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
hosted NBA playoff games
ⓘ
hosted NHL playoff games ⓘ hosted major rock concerts ⓘ |
| opened | 1973-12-02 ⓘ |
| otherUse |
boxing events
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
basketball
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Washington metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
|
| replacedBy | MCI Center ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityBasketball | about 18,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityHockey | about 18,000 ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| successorVenueLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| surface | multi-surface ⓘ |
| tenant |
Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ⓘ
Washington Wizards ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Bullets
Washington Capitals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cap Centre Description of subject: The Cap Centre was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Landover, Maryland, that served as the former home of the NBA’s Washington Bullets and the NHL’s Washington Capitals.
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