Lima, Ohio
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Lima, Ohio is a small Midwestern city best known in popular culture as the hometown setting of the television series "Glee."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lima, Ohio canonical | 9 |
| Lima, Ohio, United States | 5 |
| Lima, Ohio (fictional setting) | 2 |
| Lima, Ohio (fictional) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3871424 — 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: Lima, Ohio Context triple: [Glee, setIn, Lima, Ohio]
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A.
Havana, Ohio
Havana, Ohio is a small unincorporated community located in Huron County in north-central Ohio.
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B.
Dublin, Ohio
Dublin, Ohio is a suburban city northwest of Columbus known for its affluent neighborhoods, strong school system, and annual Dublin Irish Festival.
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C.
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio is a small city along the Ohio River historically known for its early NFL franchise, the Portsmouth Spartans, which later became the Detroit Lions.
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D.
New London, Ohio
New London, Ohio is a small village in Huron County known for its rural character and location in north-central Ohio.
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E.
Montgomery, Ohio
Montgomery, Ohio is a suburban city in Hamilton County near Cincinnati, known for its historic charm, affluent residential character, and well-regarded schools.
- 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: Lima, Ohio Target entity description: Lima, Ohio is a small Midwestern city best known in popular culture as the hometown setting of the television series "Glee."
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A.
Havana, Ohio
Havana, Ohio is a small unincorporated community located in Huron County in north-central Ohio.
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B.
Dublin, Ohio
Dublin, Ohio is a suburban city northwest of Columbus known for its affluent neighborhoods, strong school system, and annual Dublin Irish Festival.
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C.
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio is a small city along the Ohio River historically known for its early NFL franchise, the Portsmouth Spartans, which later became the Detroit Lions.
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D.
New London, Ohio
New London, Ohio is a small village in Huron County known for its rural character and location in north-central Ohio.
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E.
Montgomery, Ohio
Montgomery, Ohio is a suburban city in Hamilton County near Cincinnati, known for its historic charm, affluent residential character, and well-regarded schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| climateClassification | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Allen County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 268 meters ⓘ |
| featuredIn | television series Glee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalRoleInWork | hometown setting of main characters in Glee ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 39-43554 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1831 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1061510 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Lima City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Lima Allen County Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
419
ⓘ
567 ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Lima City School District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio State University at Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodes State College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Northwestern Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHospital |
Lima Memorial Health System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercy Health–St. Rita’s Medical Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorHighway |
Interstate 75
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransit | RTA (Allen County Regional Transit Authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSportsTeam | Lima Locos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimeZoneDST | Eastern Daylight Time ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode |
45801
ⓘ
45802 ⓘ 45804 ⓘ 45805 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Mayor of Lima, Ohio ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCityIn | 1842 ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Allen County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lima Locomotive Works
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
manufacturing industry ⓘ oil industry history ⓘ railroad history ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ottawa River (Auglaize River tributary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lima, Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Lima, Ohio metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 38355 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | 35579 ⓘ |
| sportsTeamPlaysInLeague | Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lima, Ohio Description of subject: Lima, Ohio is a small Midwestern city best known in popular culture as the hometown setting of the television series "Glee."
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lima, Ohio, United States
subject surface form:
Western Ohio
this entity surface form:
Lima, Ohio, United States
this entity surface form:
Lima, Ohio, United States
this entity surface form:
Lima, Ohio, United States
this entity surface form:
Lima, Ohio, United States
this entity surface form:
Lima, Ohio (fictional)
this entity surface form:
Lima, Ohio (fictional setting)
subject surface form:
Noah Puck Puckerman
this entity surface form:
Lima, Ohio (fictional setting)