Dalva
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Dalva is a 1988 novel by American author Jim Harrison that follows a middle-aged woman’s journey through memory, loss, and family history on the Great Plains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dalva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15452872 — 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: Dalva Context triple: [Jim Harrison, notableWork, Dalva]
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A.
Dalva
Dalva is a surname most notably associated with American film editor Robert Dalva, recognized for his work on major Hollywood productions.
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B.
Valka
Valka is a compassionate and fiercely independent dragon rider who serves as Hiccup’s long-lost mother and a key protector of dragons in the How to Train Your Dragon film series.
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C.
Velda
Velda is the loyal and resourceful secretary and love interest of private investigator Mike Hammer in the hardboiled crime novel and film "Kiss Me Deadly."
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D.
Ylva
Ylva is a Scandinavian female given name, traditionally associated with the meaning "she-wolf" in Old Norse.
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E.
Neilia
Neilia was an American educator best known as the first wife of Joe Biden, who tragically died in a car accident in 1972 along with their infant daughter.
- 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: Dalva Target entity description: Dalva is a 1988 novel by American author Jim Harrison that follows a middle-aged woman’s journey through memory, loss, and family history on the Great Plains.
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A.
Dalva
Dalva is a surname most notably associated with American film editor Robert Dalva, recognized for his work on major Hollywood productions.
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B.
Valka
Valka is a compassionate and fiercely independent dragon rider who serves as Hiccup’s long-lost mother and a key protector of dragons in the How to Train Your Dragon film series.
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C.
Velda
Velda is the loyal and resourceful secretary and love interest of private investigator Mike Hammer in the hardboiled crime novel and film "Kiss Me Deadly."
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D.
Ylva
Ylva is a Scandinavian female given name, traditionally associated with the meaning "she-wolf" in Old Norse.
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E.
Neilia
Neilia was an American educator best known as the first wife of Joe Biden, who tragically died in a car accident in 1972 along with their infant daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.