United States (fictional setting)
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The United States (fictional setting) is an imagined version of the real-world country, typically used in stories to provide a familiar yet creatively flexible backdrop for characters and events.
All labels observed (32)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6249190 — 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: United States (fictional setting) Context triple: [Oda Mae Brown, countryOfOrigin, United States (fictional setting)]
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A.
United States of America (pre-Gilead, fictional setting)
The United States of America (pre-Gilead) is the modern democratic society that existed before the theocratic regime of Gilead in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
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B.
In America
"In America" is a 2002 drama film about an Irish immigrant family struggling to rebuild their lives in New York City, noted for its emotional storytelling and acclaimed performances.
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C.
USA
USA is a public research university located in Mobile, Alabama, known for its diverse academic programs and regional impact in the Gulf Coast area.
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D.
Usan
Usan is a small coastal village in Angus, Scotland, known for its fishing heritage and scenic North Sea shoreline.
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E.
US-DC
US-DC is the ISO 3166-2 code representing the District of Columbia, the federal district containing the capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C.
- 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: United States (fictional setting) Target entity description: The United States (fictional setting) is an imagined version of the real-world country, typically used in stories to provide a familiar yet creatively flexible backdrop for characters and events.
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A.
United States of America (pre-Gilead, fictional setting)
The United States of America (pre-Gilead) is the modern democratic society that existed before the theocratic regime of Gilead in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
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B.
In America
"In America" is a 2002 drama film about an Irish immigrant family struggling to rebuild their lives in New York City, noted for its emotional storytelling and acclaimed performances.
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C.
USA
USA is a public research university located in Mobile, Alabama, known for its diverse academic programs and regional impact in the Gulf Coast area.
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D.
Usan
Usan is a small coastal village in Angus, Scotland, known for its fishing heritage and scenic North Sea shoreline.
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E.
US-DC
US-DC is the ISO 3166-2 code representing the District of Columbia, the federal district containing the capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional country
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fictional setting ⓘ narrative location ⓘ |
| basedOn | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contextOfUse |
alternate history
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fantasy ⓘ genre fiction ⓘ popular culture ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| differenceType |
may alter constitutional structure
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may alter historical events ⓘ may alter territorial boundaries ⓘ may include speculative technologies ⓘ may include supernatural elements ⓘ may introduce fictional laws and policies ⓘ may introduce non-existent organizations ⓘ |
| differsFrom | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
alternate history events
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fictional cities ⓘ fictional states ⓘ fictionalized geography ⓘ fictionalized government agencies ⓘ fictionalized history ⓘ fictionalized laws ⓘ fictionalized military structure ⓘ fictionalized politics ⓘ fictionalized social issues ⓘ fictionalized technology level ⓘ speculative future events ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
allows creative flexibility for authors
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imagined version of the real-world United States ⓘ provides familiar cultural context ⓘ used as backdrop for fictional stories ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
enables commentary on real-world United States
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provides recognizable environment for audiences ⓘ supports allegory ⓘ supports alternate history storytelling ⓘ supports crime and detective stories ⓘ supports dystopian narratives ⓘ supports political thrillers ⓘ supports satire and parody ⓘ supports speculative fiction ⓘ supports superhero narratives ⓘ |
| usedIn |
comic books
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fictional narratives ⓘ films ⓘ novels ⓘ role-playing games ⓘ television series ⓘ video games ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: United States (fictional setting) Description of subject: The United States (fictional setting) is an imagined version of the real-world country, typically used in stories to provide a familiar yet creatively flexible backdrop for characters and events.
Referenced by (128)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States (in-story setting)
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United States (in-story setting)
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United States of America (fictionalized)
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United States (fictional context)
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United States (fictional American character)
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United States (fictionalized setting)
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United States (work of fiction)
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United States (fictional)
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United States (fictional)
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United States (literary origin)
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United States (work of fiction)
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United States (fictional)
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United States (fictional)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional context)
this entity surface form:
United States (as work of fiction)
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United States (fictional)
this entity surface form:
United States of America (fictionalized)
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United States (fictional)
subject surface form:
Alpha Team (The Unit)
subject surface form:
Alpha Team (The Unit)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional)
this entity surface form:
United States of America (fictional depiction)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional)
this entity surface form:
United States (literary context)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional representation)
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United States (fictionalized)
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United States (fictional future)
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United States (fictional)
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
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countryContext
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United States (fictional setting)
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this entity surface form:
United States (in fiction)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional)
this entity surface form:
United States (fictional context)
subject surface form:
Wallace