arrondissement of Cherbourg
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The arrondissement of Cherbourg is an administrative district in the Manche department of Normandy, France, centered on the port city of Cherbourg and encompassing several surrounding communes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| arrondissement of Cherbourg canonical | 2 |
| Arrondissement of Cherbourg | 1 |
| Cherbourg arrondissement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1983141 — 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: arrondissement of Cherbourg Context triple: [Sainte-Mère-Église, partOf, arrondissement of Cherbourg]
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Arrondissement of Caen
The Arrondissement of Caen is an administrative district in the Calvados department of northwestern France, centered on the city of Caen and encompassing numerous surrounding communes.
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arrondissement of Saint-Lô
The arrondissement of Saint-Lô is an administrative district in the Manche department of northwestern France, centered on the town of Saint-Lô and encompassing several communes including Carentan-les-Marais.
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C.
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department in northwestern France known for its capital Rennes and its location within the historic region of Brittany.
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arrondissement of Calais
The arrondissement of Calais is an administrative district in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, centered on the port city of Calais and encompassing surrounding communes.
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Calvados department
The Calvados department is an administrative region in Normandy, northwestern France, known for its historic D-Day landing beaches, picturesque coastal towns, and production of the apple brandy that shares its name.
- 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: arrondissement of Cherbourg Target entity description: The arrondissement of Cherbourg is an administrative district in the Manche department of Normandy, France, centered on the port city of Cherbourg and encompassing several surrounding communes.
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A.
Arrondissement of Caen
The Arrondissement of Caen is an administrative district in the Calvados department of northwestern France, centered on the city of Caen and encompassing numerous surrounding communes.
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B.
arrondissement of Saint-Lô
The arrondissement of Saint-Lô is an administrative district in the Manche department of northwestern France, centered on the town of Saint-Lô and encompassing several communes including Carentan-les-Marais.
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C.
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department in northwestern France known for its capital Rennes and its location within the historic region of Brittany.
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D.
arrondissement of Calais
The arrondissement of Calais is an administrative district in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, centered on the port city of Calais and encompassing surrounding communes.
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E.
Calvados department
The Calvados department is an administrative region in Normandy, northwestern France, known for its historic D-Day landing beaches, picturesque coastal towns, and production of the apple brandy that shares its name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: arrondissement of Cherbourg Description of subject: The arrondissement of Cherbourg is an administrative district in the Manche department of Normandy, France, centered on the port city of Cherbourg and encompassing several surrounding communes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cherbourg arrondissement
this entity surface form:
Arrondissement of Cherbourg