Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area
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The Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Pennsylvania’s state capital, Harrisburg, and the nearby borough of Carlisle, serving as a political, economic, and transportation hub for the surrounding region.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area Context triple: [South Central Pennsylvania, hasMetropolitanArea, Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area]
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Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area is a northeastern Pennsylvania urban region centered around the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, known historically for coal mining and railroads and now a diversified economic and cultural hub.
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Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area
The Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area is a small urban region in northwestern West Virginia centered on the neighboring cities of Parkersburg and Vienna along the Ohio River.
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Norristown
Norristown is a historic borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, serving as a county seat and inner suburb within the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area.
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the capital city of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located along the Susquehanna River and known historically as a major transportation and industrial hub.
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Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania is a historic borough in south-central Pennsylvania known for its role in the American Revolutionary War, its colonial heritage, and as the home of Dickinson College and the U.S. Army War College.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area Target entity description: The Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Pennsylvania’s state capital, Harrisburg, and the nearby borough of Carlisle, serving as a political, economic, and transportation hub for the surrounding region.
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Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area is a northeastern Pennsylvania urban region centered around the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, known historically for coal mining and railroads and now a diversified economic and cultural hub.
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Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area
The Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area is a small urban region in northwestern West Virginia centered on the neighboring cities of Parkersburg and Vienna along the Ohio River.
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Norristown
Norristown is a historic borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, serving as a county seat and inner suburb within the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area.
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the capital city of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located along the Susquehanna River and known historically as a major transportation and industrial hub.
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Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania is a historic borough in south-central Pennsylvania known for its role in the American Revolutionary War, its colonial heritage, and as the home of Dickinson College and the U.S. Army War College.
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Subject: Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area Description of subject: The Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Pennsylvania’s state capital, Harrisburg, and the nearby borough of Carlisle, serving as a political, economic, and transportation hub for the surrounding region.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area
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Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area
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this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–York–Lebanon, Pennsylvania combined statistical area
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area
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Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area
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this entity surface form:
Harrisburg MSA
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg metropolitan area
subject surface form:
Lawnton, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
this entity surface form:
York–Harrisburg–Lebanon combined statistical area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg metropolitan area
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Middletown, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg metropolitan area
subject surface form:
Eastern Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Harrisburg area