Princes Street
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Princes Street is Edinburgh’s main shopping and thoroughfare street, famed for its views of Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town across Princes Street Gardens.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Princes Street canonical | 32 |
| Princes Street, Edinburgh | 3 |
| Princes Street (Edinburgh) | 2 |
| Princes Street (to the south via connecting streets) | 1 |
| Princes Street area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T468452 — 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: Princes Street Context triple: [Edinburgh Waverley, adjacentTo, Princes Street]
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A.
Gordon Street
Gordon Street is a central thoroughfare in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its proximity to major transport links, shops, and city landmarks.
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B.
Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street Gardens is a famous public park in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying beneath Edinburgh Castle and separating the Old Town from the New Town.
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C.
George Square
George Square is a central public square in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its historic monuments, civic buildings, and role as a focal point for public events and gatherings.
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D.
Chapel Street
Chapel Street is a prominent thoroughfare in New Haven, Connecticut, known for running alongside Yale University’s Old Campus and hosting a mix of historic buildings, shops, and cultural venues.
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E.
Queen Victoria Street
Queen Victoria Street is a major thoroughfare in the City of London that runs between Blackfriars and the Bank of England, lined with notable commercial and historic buildings.
- 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: Princes Street Target entity description: Princes Street is Edinburgh’s main shopping and thoroughfare street, famed for its views of Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town across Princes Street Gardens.
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A.
Gordon Street
Gordon Street is a central thoroughfare in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its proximity to major transport links, shops, and city landmarks.
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B.
Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street Gardens is a famous public park in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying beneath Edinburgh Castle and separating the Old Town from the New Town.
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C.
George Square
George Square is a central public square in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its historic monuments, civic buildings, and role as a focal point for public events and gatherings.
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D.
Buchanan Street
Buchanan Street is one of Glasgow’s main pedestrian shopping thoroughfares, known for its high-end retail stores, buskers, and central location in the city.
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E.
Chapel Street
Chapel Street is a prominent thoroughfare in New Haven, Connecticut, known for running alongside Yale University’s Old Campus and hosting a mix of historic buildings, shops, and cultural venues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
shopping street
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street ⓘ thoroughfare ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Princes Street Gardens ⓘ |
| category |
Shopping districts and streets in Scotland
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Streets in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
main shopping street of Edinburgh
ⓘ
major traffic artery in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bus lanes
ⓘ
department stores ⓘ hotels ⓘ offices ⓘ restaurants ⓘ retail stores ⓘ tram tracks ⓘ views over Princes Street Gardens ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeArea |
EH1
ⓘ
EH2 ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransport |
Edinburgh Trams
ⓘ
Lothian Buses ⓘ |
| hasSide |
north side built-up with shops
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south side facing Princes Street Gardens ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Edinburgh Castle
ⓘ
Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town, Edinburgh
|
| isInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
panoramic city views
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shopping ⓘ views of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ views of the Old Town ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George III’s sons (the princes) ⓘ |
| near |
Balmoral Hotel
ⓘ
Scott Monument ⓘ Waverley Station ⓘ
surface form:
Waverley railway station
|
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh city centre
|
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
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Input
Subject: Princes Street Description of subject: Princes Street is Edinburgh’s main shopping and thoroughfare street, famed for its views of Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town across Princes Street Gardens.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Princes Street, Edinburgh
this entity surface form:
Princes Street (to the south via connecting streets)
this entity surface form:
Princes Street, Edinburgh
this entity surface form:
Princes Street area
subject surface form:
Norwegian Christmas Tree (Edinburgh)
subject surface form:
Waverley railway station
this entity surface form:
Princes Street, Edinburgh
subject surface form:
George Street (Edinburgh)
this entity surface form:
Princes Street (Edinburgh)
George Street (to the north via connecting streets)
→
hasConnectingStreetsToSouth
→
Princes Street
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subject surface form:
George Street (Edinburgh)
this entity surface form:
Princes Street (Edinburgh)