French Florida
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French Florida was a short-lived 16th-century French colonial territory in what is now the southeastern United States, established primarily as a Huguenot refuge and center of exploration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French Florida canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17096742 — 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: French Florida Context triple: [Fort Caroline, partOf, French Florida]
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A.
Spanish Florida
Spanish Florida was a Spanish colonial territory in the southeastern region of what is now the United States, centered on St. Augustine and serving as a strategic outpost against English and later American expansion.
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B.
Colonia Florida
Colonia Florida is a residential neighborhood in Mexico City known for its tree-lined streets, mixed-use character, and location within the Álvaro Obregón borough.
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C.
East Florida
East Florida was a British colony established in 1763 on the southeastern North American mainland, encompassing much of what is now the state of Florida.
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D.
French colonial Louisiana
French colonial Louisiana was a vast North American territory controlled by France from the late 17th to the mid-18th century, encompassing the Mississippi River basin and serving as a key hub for trade, military outposts, and cultural exchange between Europeans, Indigenous peoples, and Africans.
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E.
Spanish Louisiana
Spanish Louisiana was a vast North American colonial territory under Spanish rule from the late 18th to early 19th century, encompassing the lower Mississippi Valley and centered on New Orleans.
- 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: French Florida Target entity description: French Florida was a short-lived 16th-century French colonial territory in what is now the southeastern United States, established primarily as a Huguenot refuge and center of exploration.
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A.
Spanish Florida
Spanish Florida was a Spanish colonial territory in the southeastern region of what is now the United States, centered on St. Augustine and serving as a strategic outpost against English and later American expansion.
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B.
Colonia Florida
Colonia Florida is a residential neighborhood in Mexico City known for its tree-lined streets, mixed-use character, and location within the Álvaro Obregón borough.
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C.
East Florida
East Florida was a British colony established in 1763 on the southeastern North American mainland, encompassing much of what is now the state of Florida.
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D.
French colonial Louisiana
French colonial Louisiana was a vast North American territory controlled by France from the late 17th to the mid-18th century, encompassing the Mississippi River basin and serving as a key hub for trade, military outposts, and cultural exchange between Europeans, Indigenous peoples, and Africans.
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E.
Spanish Louisiana
Spanish Louisiana was a vast North American colonial territory under Spanish rule from the late 18th to early 19th century, encompassing the lower Mississippi Valley and centered on New Orleans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.