The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a classic 1900 children’s fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum that follows Dorothy’s magical journey in the Land of Oz and has become a cornerstone of American popular culture.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T245932 — 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: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Context triple: [Project Ozma, inspiredBy, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]
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A.
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is a landmark 1939 American musical fantasy film renowned for its Technicolor visuals, iconic songs, and enduring status as a classic of Hollywood cinema.
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B.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is a historical novel by Mark Twain that tells the story of two boys—one a prince and the other a poor commoner—who swap identities in 16th-century England to explore themes of class and social justice.
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C.
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree is a classic children's fantasy novel by Enid Blyton about a group of children who discover an enchanted tree whose top leads to a series of magical, ever-changing lands.
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D.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic 1876 novel by Mark Twain that follows the mischievous exploits of a boy growing up along the Mississippi River, capturing American small-town life with humor and satire.
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E.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a classic 1908 children’s novel by Kenneth Grahame that follows the adventures and friendships of anthropomorphic animals along an English riverbank.
- 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: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Target entity description: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a classic 1900 children’s fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum that follows Dorothy’s magical journey in the Land of Oz and has become a cornerstone of American popular culture.
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A.
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is a landmark 1939 American musical fantasy film renowned for its Technicolor visuals, iconic songs, and enduring status as a classic of Hollywood cinema.
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B.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is a historical novel by Mark Twain that tells the story of two boys—one a prince and the other a poor commoner—who swap identities in 16th-century England to explore themes of class and social justice.
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C.
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree is a classic children's fantasy novel by Enid Blyton about a group of children who discover an enchanted tree whose top leads to a series of magical, ever-changing lands.
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D.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic 1876 novel by Mark Twain that follows the mischievous exploits of a boy growing up along the Mississippi River, capturing American small-town life with humor and satire.
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E.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a classic 1908 children’s novel by Kenneth Grahame that follows the adventures and friendships of anthropomorphic animals along an English riverbank.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American novel
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children’s novel ⓘ fantasy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
The Wizard of Oz
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surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (common shortened title)
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| author | L. Frank Baum ⓘ |
| character |
Glinda the Good Witch
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surface form:
Glinda
Munchkins ⓘ Wicked Witch of the East ⓘ Wicked Witch of the West ⓘ Winged Monkeys ⓘ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wizard of Oz
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Marvelous Land of Oz ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s literature
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Wizard of Oz
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surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
silent film adaptations ⓘ stage musical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dorothy’s house carried by a cyclone
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Dorothy’s return home ⓘ defeat of the Wicked Witch of the West ⓘ journey on the Yellow Brick Road ⓘ revelation of the Wizard as an ordinary man ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wizard of Oz
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| illustrator | W. W. Denslow ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American children’s fantasy at the turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| literarySeries |
Land of Oz
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surface form:
Oz series
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| mainCharacter |
The Cowardly Lion
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surface form:
Cowardly Lion
Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form:
Dorothy Gale
The Scarecrow ⓘ
surface form:
Scarecrow
The Tin Man ⓘ
surface form:
Tin Woodman
Toto ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of an American fairy tale world
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iconic characters ⓘ influence on American popular culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfOriginOfProtagonist | Kansas ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| publisher | George M. Hill Company ⓘ |
| setIn | Land of Oz ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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home and belonging ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ the idea that desired qualities are already within oneself ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Description of subject: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a classic 1900 children’s fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum that follows Dorothy’s magical journey in the Land of Oz and has become a cornerstone of American popular culture.
Referenced by (121)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dorothy Gale
subject surface form:
Dorothy Gale
subject surface form:
Dorothy Gale
this entity surface form:
Wizard of Oz
this entity surface form:
Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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hasTitleCharacter
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Wizard of Oz
this entity surface form:
The Wizard of Oz
this entity surface form:
The Wizard of Oz
this entity surface form:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900 novel)
this entity surface form:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900 novel)
this entity surface form:
Wizard of Oz
subject surface form:
The Wizard of Oz
this entity surface form:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Wizard of Oz
subject surface form:
Wicked