Sri Lankan American
E46455
A Sri Lankan American is a U.S. resident or citizen of Sri Lankan heritage, often maintaining cultural ties to Sri Lanka while participating in American social, economic, and cultural life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Lankan American canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T365814 — 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: Sri Lankan American Context triple: [Asian American, hasPart, Sri Lankan American]
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A.
British Ceylon
British Ceylon was the British colonial possession in the Indian Ocean that encompassed the island of present-day Sri Lanka from the late 18th century until its independence in 1948.
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B.
Tamil people
Tamil people are a Dravidian ethnic group native to South Asia, primarily associated with the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and northern and eastern Sri Lanka, known for their ancient history, rich literary and artistic traditions, and widespread global diaspora.
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C.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and strategic location off the southern coast of India.
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D.
Indo-Caribbean people
Indo-Caribbean people are descendants of Indian indentured laborers and later migrants who settled in Caribbean nations, forming a distinct cultural group blending South Asian and Caribbean traditions.
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E.
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
- 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: Sri Lankan American Target entity description: A Sri Lankan American is a U.S. resident or citizen of Sri Lankan heritage, often maintaining cultural ties to Sri Lanka while participating in American social, economic, and cultural life.
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A.
British Ceylon
British Ceylon was the British colonial possession in the Indian Ocean that encompassed the island of present-day Sri Lanka from the late 18th century until its independence in 1948.
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B.
Tamil people
Tamil people are a Dravidian ethnic group native to South Asia, primarily associated with the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and northern and eastern Sri Lanka, known for their ancient history, rich literary and artistic traditions, and widespread global diaspora.
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C.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and strategic location off the southern coast of India.
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D.
Indo-Caribbean people
Indo-Caribbean people are descendants of Indian indentured laborers and later migrants who settled in Caribbean nations, forming a distinct cultural group blending South Asian and Caribbean traditions.
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E.
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Asian American subgroup
ⓘ
Sri Lankan diaspora ⓘ diaspora community ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus |
mayBeUSCitizen
ⓘ
mayBeUSPermanentResident ⓘ |
| commonProfession |
ITProfessional
ⓘ
academic ⓘ engineer ⓘ healthcareProfessional ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
celebratesSriLankanNewYear
ⓘ
maintainsSriLankanCuisine ⓘ participatesInSriLankanReligiousFestivals ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
oftenBilingualOrMultilingual
ⓘ
oftenHighlyEducated ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
SriLankaRelatedPhilanthropy
ⓘ
SriLankaRelatedPoliticalAdvocacy ⓘ transnationalRemittances ⓘ |
| hasHeritageFrom | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationType |
culturalAssociation
ⓘ
professionalNetwork ⓘ religiousOrganization ⓘ studentAssociation ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Sri Lankan English ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| maintainsCulturalTiesWith | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| migrationReason |
education
ⓘ
employment ⓘ familyReunification ⓘ refugeFromCivilConflict ⓘ |
| migrationWave |
Immigration and Nationality Act
ⓘ
surface form:
post1965ImmigrationToUnitedStates
|
| partOf |
Asian American
ⓘ
surface form:
Asian Americans
South Asian American ⓘ
surface form:
South Asian Americans
|
| relatedTo |
Sinhalese
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinhalese American
Sri Lankan Australian ⓘ Sri Lankan British ⓘ Sri Lankan Canadian ⓘ Tamil people ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil American
|
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| settlementCountryRegion |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
MidwesternUnitedStates
Northeastern United States ⓘ
surface form:
NortheasternUnitedStates
|
| settlementPattern | urbanAreas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sri Lankan American Description of subject: A Sri Lankan American is a U.S. resident or citizen of Sri Lankan heritage, often maintaining cultural ties to Sri Lanka while participating in American social, economic, and cultural life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.