Annapolis

E22341

city county seat

Annapolis is a historic U.S. city on the Chesapeake Bay known for its colonial architecture, maritime heritage, and as the home of the United States Naval Academy.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Annapolis, Maryland	96
Annapolis canonical	44
Annapolis, Maryland, United States	16
City of Annapolis	3
Annapolis, Province of Maryland	2
Annapolis (later colonial period)	1
Annapolis, Maryland (legal apprenticeship)	1
Annapolis, capital of Maryland	1
State Circle, Annapolis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35699 — 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: Annapolis
Context triple: [Maryland, capital, Annapolis]

A. Baltimore
Baltimore is a major independent city and seaport in Maryland, United States, known for its historic harbor, diverse neighborhoods, and significant cultural and economic role in the Mid-Atlantic region.
B. Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia is a historic independent city just south of Washington, D.C., known for its well-preserved Old Town waterfront, colonial-era architecture, and role as a major port and community along the Potomac River.
C. Arlington
Arlington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, located northwest of Boston and known for its historic sites and residential character.
D. Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia, known for its pivotal role in American history, particularly as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
E. Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland is a suburban city in Montgomery County just northwest of Washington, D.C., known as a major regional commercial and technology hub and home to several federal agencies.
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: Annapolis
Target entity description: Annapolis is a historic U.S. city on the Chesapeake Bay known for its colonial architecture, maritime heritage, and as the home of the United States Naval Academy.

A. Baltimore
Baltimore is a major independent city and seaport in Maryland, United States, known for its historic harbor, diverse neighborhoods, and significant cultural and economic role in the Mid-Atlantic region.
B. Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia is a historic independent city just south of Washington, D.C., known for its well-preserved Old Town waterfront, colonial-era architecture, and role as a major port and community along the Potomac River.
C. Arlington
Arlington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, located northwest of Boston and known for its historic sites and residential character.
D. Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia, known for its pivotal role in American history, particularly as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
E. Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland is a suburban city in Montgomery County just northwest of Washington, D.C., known as a major regional commercial and technology hub and home to several federal agencies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ county seat ⓘ
areaCode	410 ⓘ 443 ⓘ 667 ⓘ
borderedBy	Severn River ⓘ
capitalOf	Maryland ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countySeatOf	Anne Arundel County ⓘ
elevation	approximately 12 feet above sea level ⓘ
foundedIn	1649 ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasHistoricDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ surface form: National Historic Landmark District
hasHistoricRole	former capital of the United States under the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
hasInstitution	St. John’s College, Annapolis ⓘ surface form: St. John’s College United States Naval Academy ⓘ
hasLandmark	Annapolis City Dock ⓘ Banneker-Douglass Museum ⓘ Ego Alley ⓘ Maryland State House ⓘ William Paca House ⓘ
hasNickname	Sailing Capital of the U.S. ⓘ
hasPort	Annapolis Harbor ⓘ
hasRecreation	boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ sailing ⓘ
hostedEvent	Annapolis Convention of 1786 ⓘ
knownFor	United States Naval Academy ⓘ colonial architecture ⓘ historic district ⓘ maritime heritage ⓘ
locatedIn	Anne Arundel County ⓘ Maryland ⓘ
locatedNear	Baltimore ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
namedAfter	Anne of Denmark ⓘ surface form: Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway
originalName	Providence ⓘ
partOf	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic region East Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States East Coast
postalCode	21401 ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector	government services ⓘ maritime industries ⓘ tourism ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportation	Maryland Route 2 ⓘ Maryland Route 450 ⓘ U.S. Route 50 ⓘ