Yonge Street
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Yonge Street is a major north–south thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, historically known as one of the city’s primary commercial and transportation arteries.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T458404 — 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: Yonge Street Context triple: [Line 1 Yonge–University, servesCorridor, Yonge Street]
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A.
Queen Street West
Queen Street West is a major east–west thoroughfare and vibrant cultural and commercial district in downtown Toronto, known for its shops, restaurants, nightlife, and arts scene.
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B.
Bloor Street West
Bloor Street West is a major thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, known for its cultural institutions, shopping districts, and vibrant urban streetscape.
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C.
Clark Street and Addison Street
Clark Street and Addison Street is a well-known Chicago intersection in the Lakeview neighborhood, best known as the location of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
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D.
College Street
College Street is a prominent thoroughfare in New Haven, Connecticut, running alongside Yale University’s Old Campus and connecting key parts of the downtown area.
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E.
Centre Street
Centre Street is a main thoroughfare running through the Newton Highlands neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts, serving as a key local connector for residents and businesses.
- 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: Yonge Street Target entity description: Yonge Street is a major north–south thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, historically known as one of the city’s primary commercial and transportation arteries.
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A.
Queen Street West
Queen Street West is a major east–west thoroughfare and vibrant cultural and commercial district in downtown Toronto, known for its shops, restaurants, nightlife, and arts scene.
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B.
Bloor Street West
Bloor Street West is a major thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, known for its cultural institutions, shopping districts, and vibrant urban streetscape.
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C.
Clark Street and Addison Street
Clark Street and Addison Street is a well-known Chicago intersection in the Lakeview neighborhood, best known as the location of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
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D.
College Street
College Street is a prominent thoroughfare in New Haven, Connecticut, running alongside Yale University’s Old Campus and connecting key parts of the downtown area.
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E.
Centre Street
Centre Street is a main thoroughfare running through the Newton Highlands neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts, serving as a key local connector for residents and businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major thoroughfare
ⓘ
street ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| followsRouteOf | former Highway 11 alignment (southern portion) ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Aurora
ⓘ
East Gwillimbury, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
East Gwillimbury
Newmarket, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
Newmarket
Richmond Hill, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
Richmond Hill
Toronto ⓘ |
| hasIntersection |
Bloor Street West
ⓘ
surface form:
Bloor Street
Dundas Street ⓘ Eglinton Avenue West ⓘ
surface form:
Eglinton Avenue
Finch Avenue ⓘ Sheppard Avenue ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Mel Lastman Square (near North York Centre)
ⓘ
Toronto Eaton Centre ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto Eaton Centre (adjacent)
Yonge-Dundas Square ⓘ Bloor-Yonge intersection ⓘ
surface form:
Yonge–Bloor intersection
|
| hasNeighbourhood |
Yonge-Dundas Square
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Yonge
North York Centre ⓘ Yonge–Eglinton ⓘ Yonge–St. Clair ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix |
M2N (North York Centre segment)
ⓘ
M4Y (central segment) ⓘ M5B (downtown segment) ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
primary commercial artery of Toronto
ⓘ
primary transportation artery of Toronto ⓘ |
| isServedBy |
Line 1 Yonge–University
ⓘ
surface form:
Line 1 Yonge–University (Toronto subway)
TTC surface routes ⓘ York Region Transit routes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yonge-Dundas Square vicinity
ⓘ
commercial activity ⓘ downtown shopping district ⓘ historic significance ⓘ retail corridors ⓘ transportation artery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Toronto Area
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Southern Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Downtown Toronto
ⓘ
North York ⓘ York Region, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
York Region
|
| region | Golden Horseshoe ⓘ |
| terminusNorth |
East Gwillimbury, Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
East Gwillimbury
Holland Landing ⓘ |
| terminusSouth |
Toronto Harbour
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surface form:
Lake Ontario waterfront
Queens Quay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yonge Street Description of subject: Yonge Street is a major north–south thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, historically known as one of the city’s primary commercial and transportation arteries.
Referenced by (88)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bloor–Yonge intersection
subject surface form:
Bloor–Yonge intersection
this entity surface form:
Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue
this entity surface form:
Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue
this entity surface form:
Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue