Witches Abroad
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Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Witches Abroad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796282 — 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: Witches Abroad Context triple: [Small Gods, follows, Witches Abroad]
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A.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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B.
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch is a 2011 supernatural action-horror film starring Nicolas Cage as a medieval knight tasked with escorting an accused witch suspected of causing the Black Plague.
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C.
Season of the Witch
"Season of the Witch" is a 1966 psychedelic folk-rock song by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, widely regarded as one of his most influential and enduring tracks.
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D.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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E.
The Satanic Witch
The Satanic Witch is a 1970s occult and social manipulation manual by Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, focusing on psychological tactics and “lesser magic” aimed primarily at women.
- 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: Witches Abroad Target entity description: Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
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A.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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B.
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch is a 2011 supernatural action-horror film starring Nicolas Cage as a medieval knight tasked with escorting an accused witch suspected of causing the Black Plague.
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C.
Season of the Witch
"Season of the Witch" is a 1966 psychedelic folk-rock song by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, widely regarded as one of his most influential and enduring tracks.
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D.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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E.
The Satanic Witch
The Satanic Witch is a 1970s occult and social manipulation manual by Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, focusing on psychological tactics and “lesser magic” aimed primarily at women.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discworld novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
fairy tale subversion
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free will versus destiny ⓘ power of stories ⓘ |
| containsParodyOf |
Cinderella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Red Riding Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleeping Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wizard of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Josh Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discworldSubseries | Witches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Baron Saturday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Granny Weatherwax NERFINISHED ⓘ Greebo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lily Weatherwax NERFINISHED ⓘ Magrat Garlick NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanny Ogg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Small Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-575-04809-3 ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonist | Lily Weatherwax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
fairy godmothers
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mirrors ⓘ voodoo ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical treatment of folklore and fairy tales ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 12 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 285 ⓘ |
| partOf | British fantasy literature ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Lancre witches travel abroad to stop a manipulative fairy godmother from forcing people to live out predestined stories. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Moving Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistGroup | Lancre witches ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Discworld
NERFINISHED
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Genua NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Lancre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | early 1990s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Witches Abroad Description of subject: Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
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