flag of Samoa
E207249
The flag of Samoa is a red field with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing the white stars of the Southern Cross, symbolizing the nation's location in the South Pacific and its cultural identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Samoa | 4 |
| flag of Samoa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1840790 — 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.
Target entity: flag of Samoa Context triple: [Southern Cross, appearsOn, flag of Samoa]
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A.
Flag of Pitcairn Islands
The Flag of the Pitcairn Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s distinctive coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific.
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B.
flag of Papua New Guinea
The flag of Papua New Guinea features a diagonal split with a soaring Raggiana bird-of-paradise on a red field and the Southern Cross constellation in white on a black field, symbolizing the nation’s cultural heritage and its place in the Pacific.
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C.
Flag of Tristan da Cunha
The Flag of Tristan da Cunha is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing the remote South Atlantic island’s status as a British Overseas Territory.
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D.
Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory
The Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory is a colonial-style ensign featuring a Union Jack in the canton, blue and white wavy stripes symbolizing the Indian Ocean, and a palm tree with a crown representing the territory’s tropical islands and British sovereignty.
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E.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: flag of Samoa Target entity description: The flag of Samoa is a red field with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing the white stars of the Southern Cross, symbolizing the nation's location in the South Pacific and its cultural identity.
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A.
Flag of Pitcairn Islands
The Flag of the Pitcairn Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s distinctive coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific.
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B.
flag of Papua New Guinea
The flag of Papua New Guinea features a diagonal split with a soaring Raggiana bird-of-paradise on a red field and the Southern Cross constellation in white on a black field, symbolizing the nation’s cultural heritage and its place in the Pacific.
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C.
Flag of Tristan da Cunha
The Flag of Tristan da Cunha is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing the remote South Atlantic island’s status as a British Overseas Territory.
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D.
Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory
The Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory is a colonial-style ensign featuring a Union Jack in the canton, blue and white wavy stripes symbolizing the Indian Ocean, and a palm tree with a crown representing the territory’s tropical islands and British sovereignty.
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E.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1949-02-24 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Samoa
ⓘ
surface form:
Independent State of Samoa
|
| cantonColor | blue ⓘ |
| cantonPosition | upper hoist-side corner ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Oceania
ⓘ
National flags ⓘ |
| continentLocationSymbolized | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Samoa ⓘ |
| designElement |
Crux constellation
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Cross constellation
blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner ⓘ white stars ⓘ |
| emblemPresent | no coat of arms on main design ⓘ |
| feature | five-pointed white stars ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor |
flag of German Samoa
ⓘ
flag of Western Samoa under New Zealand administration ⓘ |
| oceanLocationSymbolized | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| officialIn | Samoa ⓘ |
| officialName | national flag of Samoa ⓘ |
| orientation | horizontal rectangular flag ⓘ |
| readoptedOn | 1962-01-01 ⓘ |
| regionLocationSymbolized | South Pacific ⓘ |
| sideRatio | 1:2 ⓘ |
| starColor | white ⓘ |
| starConstellation | Southern Cross ⓘ |
| starCount | 5 ⓘ |
| starShape | five-pointed stars ⓘ |
| status | current national flag of Samoa ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Samoa’s cultural identity
ⓘ
Samoa’s location in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Samoa
ⓘ
people of Samoa ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1949 ⓘ |
| usesColor |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: flag of Samoa Description of subject: The flag of Samoa is a red field with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing the white stars of the Southern Cross, symbolizing the nation's location in the South Pacific and its cultural identity.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.