Donkin
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Donkin is a central character in Joseph Conrad's novella "The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'," depicted as a manipulative and discontented seaman whose behavior exacerbates tensions aboard the ship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Donkin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16780123 — 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: Donkin Context triple: [The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, mainCharacter, Donkin]
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A.
Donkin
Donkin is a small coastal community in Nova Scotia, Canada, known historically for its coal mining and rugged Atlantic shoreline.
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B.
Blais
Blais is a variant form of the given name Blaise, used as both a surname and a first name in French-speaking and other cultures.
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C.
Desmarais
Desmarais is a French surname, often associated with notable families and individuals in business, politics, and the arts.
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D.
Valcartier
Valcartier is a locality in Quebec, Canada, best known for its large Canadian Forces military base and nearby recreational facilities.
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E.
Woodsworth
Woodsworth is a surname most notably associated with James Shaver Woodsworth, a pioneering Canadian social reformer and politician who helped found the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
- 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: Donkin Target entity description: Donkin is a central character in Joseph Conrad's novella "The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'," depicted as a manipulative and discontented seaman whose behavior exacerbates tensions aboard the ship.
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A.
Donkin
Donkin is a small coastal community in Nova Scotia, Canada, known historically for its coal mining and rugged Atlantic shoreline.
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B.
Blais
Blais is a variant form of the given name Blaise, used as both a surname and a first name in French-speaking and other cultures.
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C.
Desmarais
Desmarais is a French surname, often associated with notable families and individuals in business, politics, and the arts.
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D.
Valcartier
Valcartier is a locality in Quebec, Canada, best known for its large Canadian Forces military base and nearby recreational facilities.
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E.
Woodsworth
Woodsworth is a surname most notably associated with James Shaver Woodsworth, a pioneering Canadian social reformer and politician who helped found the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.