Flag of Sint Maarten
E160025
The Flag of Sint Maarten is a horizontal bicolor of red over blue with a white hoist-side triangle bearing the island’s coat of arms, symbolizing the Dutch Caribbean constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Sint Maarten canonical | 1 |
| flag of Sint Maarten | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T811330 — 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 Sint Maarten Context triple: [Flags of North America, includesFlagOf, Flag of Sint Maarten]
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A.
Flag of Curaçao
The Flag of Curaçao is a blue field with a horizontal yellow stripe and two white stars, symbolizing the Caribbean Sea, the island’s bright future, and its main island with smaller islets.
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B.
Flag of Aruba
The Flag of Aruba is a light blue field with two narrow yellow horizontal stripes and a red four-pointed star outlined in white, symbolizing the island’s sea, sand, and cultural heritage.
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C.
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands
The Flag of the United States Virgin Islands features a simplified U.S. coat of arms with a golden eagle holding an olive branch and arrows between the blue initials “V” and “I” on a white field, symbolizing the territory’s connection to the United States.
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D.
Flag of Friesland
The Flag of Friesland is a distinctive regional banner of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and white diagonal stripes with red lily-like symbols representing the region’s historical “sea countries.”
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E.
Flag of Anguilla
The Flag of Anguilla is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms featuring three orange dolphins, symbolizing unity, strength, and endurance.
- 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 Sint Maarten Target entity description: The Flag of Sint Maarten is a horizontal bicolor of red over blue with a white hoist-side triangle bearing the island’s coat of arms, symbolizing the Dutch Caribbean constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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A.
Flag of Curaçao
The Flag of Curaçao is a blue field with a horizontal yellow stripe and two white stars, symbolizing the Caribbean Sea, the island’s bright future, and its main island with smaller islets.
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B.
Flag of Aruba
The Flag of Aruba is a light blue field with two narrow yellow horizontal stripes and a red four-pointed star outlined in white, symbolizing the island’s sea, sand, and cultural heritage.
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C.
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands
The Flag of the United States Virgin Islands features a simplified U.S. coat of arms with a golden eagle holding an olive branch and arrows between the blue initials “V” and “I” on a white field, symbolizing the territory’s connection to the United States.
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D.
Flag of Friesland
The Flag of Friesland is a distinctive regional banner of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and white diagonal stripes with red lily-like symbols representing the region’s historical “sea countries.”
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E.
Flag of Anguilla
The Flag of Anguilla is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms featuring three orange dolphins, symbolizing unity, strength, and endurance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1985-06-13 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| contains |
Courthouse of Philipsburg in coat of arms
ⓘ
border monument in coat of arms ⓘ pelican image in coat of arms ⓘ scroll with motto "Semper pro grediens" in coat of arms ⓘ coat of arms of Sint Maarten ⓘ
surface form:
shield of Sint Maarten
sun in coat of arms ⓘ |
| country | Sint Maarten ⓘ |
| design | horizontal bicolor of red over blue with a white hoist-side triangle ⓘ |
| features | coat of arms of Sint Maarten ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasTriangleColor | white ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined by national ordinance of Sint Maarten ⓘ |
| lowerStripeColor | blue ⓘ |
| motto | Semper pro grediens ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | Always progressing ⓘ |
| partOf | symbol set of Sint Maarten ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
coat of arms of Sint Maarten
ⓘ
surface form:
Coat of arms of Sint Maarten
flag of the Netherlands (tricolour concept) ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of the Netherlands
|
| represents |
people of Sint Maarten
ⓘ
territory of Sint Maarten ⓘ |
| side | obverse ⓘ |
| status | official flag ⓘ |
| stripeOrientation | horizontal ⓘ |
| subregion | Lesser Antilles ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Dutch Caribbean identity
ⓘ
Sint Maarten as a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| trianglePosition | hoist side ⓘ |
| upperStripeColor | red ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Sint Maarten
ⓘ
public institutions of Sint Maarten ⓘ |
| usedOn |
land
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official buildings ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| usesColor |
blue
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red ⓘ white ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of Sint Maarten Description of subject: The Flag of Sint Maarten is a horizontal bicolor of red over blue with a white hoist-side triangle bearing the island’s coat of arms, symbolizing the Dutch Caribbean constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
flag of Sint Maarten