Washington State, United States

E361006

U.S. state

Washington State, United States is a Pacific Northwest U.S. state known for its diverse landscapes, technology industry centered in Seattle, and influential music and cultural scenes.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Washington State	102
State of Washington	96
Washington state	19
state of Washington	9
U.S. state of Washington	5
US-WA	4
The Evergreen State	2
United States state of Washington	2
Washington State, United States canonical	2
United States (Washington State, Idaho)	1
Washington (state), United States	1
Washington State (fictional setting for the gubernatorial race)	1
Washington state (across the Columbia River)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2342099 — 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: Washington State, United States
Context triple: [Brandi Carlile, residence, Washington State, United States]

A. Oregon and Washington
Oregon and Washington are neighboring U.S. states in the Pacific Northwest, known for their shared border along the Columbia River and their diverse landscapes of coastline, forests, mountains, and high desert.
B. Naselle, Washington
Naselle, Washington is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Washington State known for its Finnish-American heritage and location near the Naselle River.
C. Toutle, Washington
Toutle, Washington is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Washington State, known for its proximity to Mount St. Helens and the Toutle River.
D. Nordland, Washington
Nordland, Washington is a small unincorporated community located on Marrowstone Island in Jefferson County, known for its rural character and waterfront setting on Puget Sound.
E. Oregon
Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscapes, including rugged coastline, dense forests, mountains, and high desert, as well as its environmentally conscious culture.
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: Washington State, United States
Target entity description: Washington State, United States is a Pacific Northwest U.S. state known for its diverse landscapes, technology industry centered in Seattle, and influential music and cultural scenes.

A. Oregon and Washington
Oregon and Washington are neighboring U.S. states in the Pacific Northwest, known for their shared border along the Columbia River and their diverse landscapes of coastline, forests, mountains, and high desert.
B. Naselle, Washington
Naselle, Washington is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Washington State known for its Finnish-American heritage and location near the Naselle River.
C. Toutle, Washington
Toutle, Washington is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Washington State, known for its proximity to Mount St. Helens and the Toutle River.
D. Nordland, Washington
Nordland, Washington is a small unincorporated community located on Marrowstone Island in Jefferson County, known for its rural character and waterfront setting on Puget Sound.
E. Oregon
Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscapes, including rugged coastline, dense forests, mountains, and high desert, as well as its environmentally conscious culture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (95)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. state ⓘ
admittedToUnionOn	1889-11-11 ⓘ
borders	British Columbia ⓘ Idaho ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
capital	Olympia, Washington ⓘ
climate	Oceanic climate in western Washington ⓘ Semi-arid climate in parts of eastern Washington ⓘ
contains	Cascade Range ⓘ Columbia Plateau ⓘ Columbia River ⓘ Mount Baker ⓘ Mount Rainier National Park ⓘ Mount St. Helens ⓘ North Cascades National Park ⓘ Olympic Mountains ⓘ Olympic National Park ⓘ Puget Sound ⓘ San Juan Islands ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
governedBy	Governor of Washington ⓘ
hasFlag	Flag of Washington ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Bellevue, Washington ⓘ Bellingham, Washington ⓘ Everett, Washington, United States ⓘ surface form: Everett, Washington Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ surface form: Seattle, Washington Spokane, Washington ⓘ Tacoma, Washington ⓘ Tri-Cities, Washington ⓘ Vancouver, Washington ⓘ Yakima, Washington, United States ⓘ surface form: Yakima, Washington
hasMajorPort	Port of Seattle ⓘ Port of Tacoma ⓘ
hasMajorUniversity	Central Washington University ⓘ Eastern Washington University ⓘ Evergreen State College ⓘ surface form: The Evergreen State College University of Washington ⓘ Washington State University ⓘ Western Washington University ⓘ
hasProfessionalSportsTeam	Seattle Kraken ⓘ Seattle Mariners ⓘ Seattle Seahawks ⓘ Seattle Sounders FC ⓘ
hasRegion	eastern Washington ⓘ surface form: Eastern Washington western Washington ⓘ surface form: Western Washington
hasSeal	Seal of the State of Washington ⓘ surface form: Seal of Washington
hasWineRegion	Columbia Valley AVA ⓘ Walla Walla Valley AVA ⓘ Yakima Valley AVA ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Rainier ⓘ
highestPointElevation_m	4392 ⓘ
ISOCode	WA ⓘ surface form: US-WA
judicialBody	Washington Supreme Court ⓘ
knownFor	Coffee culture ⓘ Diverse landscapes ⓘ Grunge music scene ⓘ Technology industry centered in Seattle ⓘ
largestCity	Seattle ⓘ surface form: Seattle, Washington
largestCountyByArea	Okanogan County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
largestCountyByPopulation	King County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislature	Washington State Legislature ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ western United States ⓘ surface form: Western United States
lowerHouse	Washington House of Representatives ⓘ
majorIndustry	Aerospace ⓘ Agriculture ⓘ Forestry ⓘ Maritime trade ⓘ Technology ⓘ
namedAfter	George Washington ⓘ
orderOfAdmission	42nd state ⓘ
partOf	Cascadia ⓘ surface form: Cascadia bioregion
postalAbbreviation	WA ⓘ
primaryAgriculturalProduct	Apples ⓘ Cherries ⓘ Humulus ⓘ surface form: Hops Wheat ⓘ Wine grapes ⓘ
stateBird	American goldfinch ⓘ
stateDance	Square dance ⓘ
stateFish	Rainbow trout ⓘ surface form: Steelhead trout
stateFlower	Coast rhododendron ⓘ
stateFolkSong	Roll On, Columbia, Roll On ⓘ
stateFruit	Apple ⓘ
stateMarineMammal	Orca ⓘ
stateMotto	Alki ⓘ
stateMottoLanguage	Chinook Jargon ⓘ
stateMottoMeaning	By and by ⓘ
stateNickname	Washington State, United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Evergreen State
statePopulationRank	13th most populous U.S. state ⓘ
stateSong	Washington, My Home ⓘ
stateTree	western hemlock ⓘ surface form: Western hemlock
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
upperHouse	Washington State Senate ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (245)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington State Archives → governsJurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

RCW 90.58 → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Washington Growth Management Act → appliesIn → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Washington Growth Management Act → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Washington Growth Management Act → enforcedBy → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

State Environmental Policy Act (Washington) → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Air Quality Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Water Quality Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → location → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Nuclear Waste Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Solid Waste Management Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → appliesToTerritory → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Environmental Assessment Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → appliesToJurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Environmental Assessment Program (Washington State Department of Ecology) → location → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

ECY → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

western red cedar → nativeTo → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Eagledale → state → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Bainbridge Island School District → fundedBy → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Washington

WSF → owner → Washington State, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington State Ferries

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Jumbo Mark II-class ferry → operatorJurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

MV Tacoma → serviceArea → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

MV Tacoma → owner → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

MV Issaquah → serviceArea → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

MV Issaquah → owner → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

MV Hyak (retired) → owner → Washington State, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: MV Hyak

this entity surface form: State of Washington

MV Elwha (retired) → regionServed → Washington State, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: MV Elwha

this entity surface form: State of Washington

MV Chimacum → serviceArea → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

MV Tokitae → serviceArea → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

MV Tokitae → homePort → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

MV Tokitae → launchLocation → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

MV Tokitae → publicOwner → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

State Route 397 → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Washington State Department of Natural Resources → jurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Washington State Department of Natural Resources → appliesToJurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Washington State Department of Natural Resources → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Washington State Department of Natural Resources → operatesInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry → ownedBy → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Lower Mainland → borders → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Evergreen State-class ferry (retired) → serviceArea → Washington State, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Evergreen State-class ferry

this entity surface form: Washington State

Evergreen State-class ferry (retired) → countrySubdivision → Washington State, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Evergreen State-class ferry

this entity surface form: State of Washington

MV Samish → launchLocation → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Thomas Gerdine → regionOfActivity → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Temple of Justice → ownedBy → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Constitution of the State of Washington → appliesToJurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Washington superior courts → appliesToJurisdiction → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

Washington superior courts → courtSystemOf → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State

Washington superior courts → alsoFundedBy → Washington State, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Washington

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Referenced by (245)

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