Flag of Quebec
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The Flag of Quebec is the official provincial flag of Quebec, Canada, featuring a white cross on a blue field with four white fleurs-de-lis symbolizing the province’s French heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Quebec canonical | 1 |
| drapeau du Québec | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2074155 — 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 Quebec Context triple: [Quebec City Hall, hasFlagDisplay, Flag of Quebec]
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A.
Flag of Quebec City
The Flag of Quebec City is the municipal banner featuring symbols that represent the city's French heritage, maritime history, and status as one of North America’s oldest fortified settlements.
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B.
Flag of Canada
The Flag of Canada is a red and white national flag featuring a stylized red maple leaf at its center, symbolizing the country’s identity and heritage.
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C.
Flag of Prince Edward Island
The Flag of Prince Edward Island is a Canadian provincial flag featuring a stylized English heraldic lion above three small oak saplings and a large oak tree, symbolizing the island and its relationship to Great Britain.
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D.
Acadian flag
The Acadian flag is a tricolour banner of blue, white, and red with a gold star that represents the heritage, identity, and resilience of the Acadian people.
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E.
Flag of Guadeloupe
The Flag of Guadeloupe is a regional emblem often featuring a golden sun and sugarcane on a red field beneath a blue stripe with three fleurs-de-lis, symbolizing the island’s Caribbean identity and French heritage.
- 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 Quebec Target entity description: The Flag of Quebec is the official provincial flag of Quebec, Canada, featuring a white cross on a blue field with four white fleurs-de-lis symbolizing the province’s French heritage.
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A.
Flag of Quebec City
The Flag of Quebec City is the municipal banner featuring symbols that represent the city's French heritage, maritime history, and status as one of North America’s oldest fortified settlements.
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B.
Flag of Canada
The Flag of Canada is a red and white national flag featuring a stylized red maple leaf at its center, symbolizing the country’s identity and heritage.
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C.
Flag of Prince Edward Island
The Flag of Prince Edward Island is a Canadian provincial flag featuring a stylized English heraldic lion above three small oak saplings and a large oak tree, symbolizing the island and its relationship to Great Britain.
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D.
Acadian flag
The Acadian flag is a tricolour banner of blue, white, and red with a gold star that represents the heritage, identity, and resilience of the Acadian people.
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E.
Flag of Guadeloupe
The Flag of Guadeloupe is a regional emblem often featuring a golden sun and sugarcane on a red field beneath a blue stripe with three fleurs-de-lis, symbolizing the island’s Caribbean identity and French heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
provincial flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1948-01-21 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Government of Quebec
ⓘ
National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ
surface form:
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
|
| category |
Flags of Canadian provinces
ⓘ
Quebec symbols ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossColor | white ⓘ |
| design | white cross on a blue field with four white fleurs-de-lis ⓘ |
| designElement |
blue field
ⓘ
four white fleurs-de-lis ⓘ white cross ⓘ |
| emblem | fleur-de-lis ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | subnational ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | French royal flags with fleurs-de-lis ⓘ |
| introduced | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ISO3166-2Region | CA-QC ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Quebec provincial legislation ⓘ |
| nickname |
fleur-de-lis
ⓘ
surface form:
fleurdelisé
|
| numberOfFleursDeLis | 4 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Flag of Quebec
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
drapeau du Québec
fleur-de-lis ⓘ
surface form:
fleurdelisé
|
| placedIn | four quarters of the flag ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union Jack in official use in Quebec ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coat of arms of Quebec
ⓘ
Flags of Canada ⓘ |
| represents | Quebec nation within Canada ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| status | official provincial flag ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Quebec, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| symbolizes |
Catholic heritage of Quebec
ⓘ
French heritage of Quebec ⓘ French-speaking population of Quebec ⓘ cultural identity of Quebec ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Quebec
ⓘ
National Assembly of Quebec ⓘ province of Quebec ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Quebec
|
| usedOn |
Government of Quebec
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec government institutions
public buildings in Quebec ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of Quebec Description of subject: The Flag of Quebec is the official provincial flag of Quebec, Canada, featuring a white cross on a blue field with four white fleurs-de-lis symbolizing the province’s French heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
drapeau du Québec