flag of Luxembourg
E139300
The flag of Luxembourg is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and light blue that closely resembles the Dutch flag but uses a lighter shade of blue and represents the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Luxembourg | 3 |
| civil ensign of Luxembourg | 2 |
| flag of Luxembourg canonical | 2 |
| Flagge Luxemburgs | 1 |
| National flag of Luxembourg | 1 |
| red ensign of Luxembourg | 1 |
| state flag of Luxembourg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1223550 — 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: flag of Luxembourg Context triple: [French tricolour, inspiredOtherFlags, flag of Luxembourg]
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A.
Coat of arms of Luxembourg
The Coat of arms of Luxembourg is the national heraldic emblem featuring a red lion on a striped blue-and-white shield, symbolizing the country's monarchy and historical identity.
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B.
Flag of Neuchâtel
The Flag of Neuchâtel is the cantonal flag of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, featuring a distinctive tricolor design that reflects its historical ties to both Switzerland and the former Prussian monarchy.
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C.
Flag of Poland
The Flag of Poland is a simple national banner consisting of two horizontal stripes of equal width, white on top and red on the bottom, symbolizing the country’s historic heraldic colors.
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D.
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a distinctive banner featuring a yellow 16th-century sailing ship on a blue field with a stylized sea, alongside a vertical band displaying the traditional flags of Basque Country, Brittany, and Normandy to represent the archipelago’s French and regional heritage.
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E.
Flag of Estonia
The Flag of Estonia is a horizontal tricolor of blue, black, and white that symbolizes the country’s sky, soil, and hope for freedom and independence.
- 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: flag of Luxembourg Target entity description: The flag of Luxembourg is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and light blue that closely resembles the Dutch flag but uses a lighter shade of blue and represents the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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A.
Coat of arms of Luxembourg
The Coat of arms of Luxembourg is the national heraldic emblem featuring a red lion on a striped blue-and-white shield, symbolizing the country's monarchy and historical identity.
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B.
Flag of Neuchâtel
The Flag of Neuchâtel is the cantonal flag of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, featuring a distinctive tricolor design that reflects its historical ties to both Switzerland and the former Prussian monarchy.
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C.
Flag of Poland
The Flag of Poland is a simple national banner consisting of two horizontal stripes of equal width, white on top and red on the bottom, symbolizing the country’s historic heraldic colors.
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D.
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a distinctive banner featuring a yellow 16th-century sailing ship on a blue field with a stylized sea, alongside a vertical band displaying the traditional flags of Basque Country, Brittany, and Normandy to represent the archipelago’s French and regional heritage.
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E.
Flag of Estonia
The Flag of Estonia is a horizontal tricolor of blue, black, and white that symbolizes the country’s sky, soil, and hope for freedom and independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
state symbol ⓘ |
| adoptedAsNationalFlag | 1972 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Luxembourg flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourgish flag
national flag of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Europe
ⓘ
Luxembourg national symbols ⓘ National flags ⓘ |
| colour |
light blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Luxembourg ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| differenceFromFlagOfNetherlands | lighter shade of blue ⓘ |
| ensignVariant |
flag of Luxembourg
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
civil ensign of Luxembourg
flag of Luxembourg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
red ensign of Luxembourg
|
| firstUseOfTricolour | 19th century ⓘ |
| governmentUse | used by public authorities of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Luxembourgish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Law of 23 June 1972 on the national flag ⓘ |
| officialNameInFrench |
Luxembourg flag
ⓘ
surface form:
drapeau du Luxembourg
|
| officialNameInGerman |
flag of Luxembourg
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Flagge Luxemburgs
|
| officialNameInLuxembourgish | Lëtzebuerger Fändel ⓘ |
| proportion |
1:2
ⓘ
3:5 ⓘ |
| represents |
Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
|
| similarTo | flag of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| status |
civil flag
ⓘ
national ensign ⓘ state flag ⓘ |
| stripeOrderFromBottom | light blue ⓘ |
| stripeOrderFromMiddle | white ⓘ |
| stripeOrderFromTop | red ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Grand Duchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Ducal state
national identity of Luxembourg ⓘ sovereignty of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| usedAtSea | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
citizens of Luxembourg
ⓘ
institutions of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Luxembourg diplomatic missions
ⓘ
public buildings in Luxembourg ⓘ |
| usedOnLand | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: flag of Luxembourg Description of subject: The flag of Luxembourg is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and light blue that closely resembles the Dutch flag but uses a lighter shade of blue and represents the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
civil ensign of Luxembourg
this entity surface form:
state flag of Luxembourg
this entity surface form:
Flag of Luxembourg
this entity surface form:
red ensign of Luxembourg
this entity surface form:
civil ensign of Luxembourg
this entity surface form:
Flagge Luxemburgs
this entity surface form:
Flag of Luxembourg
this entity surface form:
Flag of Luxembourg
this entity surface form:
National flag of Luxembourg