Madison, Wisconsin, United States

E11896

city state capital

Madison, Wisconsin, United States is the capital city of Wisconsin, known for its major research university, vibrant cultural scene, and numerous lakes.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Madison, Wisconsin	242
Madison, Wisconsin, United States canonical	39
City of Madison, Wisconsin	4
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America	3
Madison	2
Madison, Wisconsin Territory	2
downtown Madison	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26805 — 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: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Context triple: [John Bardeen, placeOfBirth, Madison, Wisconsin, United States]

A. Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin is a city in northeastern Wisconsin best known as the home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers and one of the oldest continuously operating professional football franchises in the United States.
B. Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, known for its brewing traditions, industrial history, and location on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
C. Urbana, Illinois, United States
Urbana, Illinois, United States is a Midwestern college town best known as home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and its major research community.
D. Marquette
Marquette is a city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known as a key shipping and commercial hub on the southern shore of Lake Superior.
E. Delano
Delano is the middle name of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States.
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: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Target entity description: Madison, Wisconsin, United States is the capital city of Wisconsin, known for its major research university, vibrant cultural scene, and numerous lakes.

A. Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin is a city in northeastern Wisconsin best known as the home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers and one of the oldest continuously operating professional football franchises in the United States.
B. Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, known for its brewing traditions, industrial history, and location on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
C. Urbana, Illinois, United States
Urbana, Illinois, United States is a Midwestern college town best known as home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and its major research community.
D. Marquette
Marquette is a city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known as a key shipping and commercial hub on the southern shore of Lake Superior.
E. Delano
Delano is the middle name of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ state capital ⓘ
areaCode	608 ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
countySeatOf	Dane County ⓘ
demographicsCharacteristic	high educational attainment ⓘ large student population ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 267 meters ⓘ approximately 876 feet ⓘ
foundedIn	1836 ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAirport	Dane County Regional Airport ⓘ
hasLandmark	Camp Randall Stadium ⓘ Chazen Museum of Art ⓘ Henry Vilas Zoo ⓘ Memorial Union Terrace ⓘ Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center ⓘ Olbrich Botanical Gardens ⓘ State Street ⓘ Wisconsin State Capitol ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Forward Madison FC ⓘ Madison Mallards ⓘ Wisconsin Badgers football ⓘ surface form: Wisconsin Badgers basketball Wisconsin Badgers football ⓘ
hasUniversity	University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
incorporatedAsCityIn	1856 ⓘ
isMajorCampusOf	University of Wisconsin System ⓘ
isSeatOf	Wisconsin ⓘ surface form: Government of Wisconsin
knownFor	bicycle-friendly infrastructure ⓘ major research university ⓘ numerous lakes ⓘ progressive politics ⓘ vibrant cultural scene ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Lake Kegonsa ⓘ Lake Waubesa ⓘ Lake Wingra ⓘ
locatedOn	Isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona ⓘ Lake Mendota ⓘ Lake Monona ⓘ
namedAfter	James Madison ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Dane County ⓘ
postalCodePrefix	537 ⓘ
role	capital of Wisconsin ⓘ
state	Wisconsin ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Central Daylight Time

How these facts were elicited