State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area
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The State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area is a small, university-centered region in central Pennsylvania anchored by the town of State College and Penn State’s main campus.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8417240 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area Context triple: [University Park, Pennsylvania, partOf, State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area]
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Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area
The Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Pennsylvania’s state capital, Harrisburg, and the nearby borough of Carlisle, serving as a political, economic, and transportation hub for the surrounding region.
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Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area is a northeastern Pennsylvania urban region centered around the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, known historically for coal mining and railroads and now a diversified economic and cultural hub.
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Villanova, Pennsylvania
Villanova, Pennsylvania is a suburban community on the Philadelphia Main Line best known as the home of Villanova University and its prominent athletic programs.
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
Columbia, Pennsylvania is a historic borough along the Susquehanna River known for its role in early American transportation, industry, and the Underground Railroad.
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E.
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania is a small city in southwestern Pennsylvania known as a regional center for education, culture, and commerce within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area Target entity description: The State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area is a small, university-centered region in central Pennsylvania anchored by the town of State College and Penn State’s main campus.
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A.
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area
The Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan area is a U.S. metro region centered on Pennsylvania’s state capital, Harrisburg, and the nearby borough of Carlisle, serving as a political, economic, and transportation hub for the surrounding region.
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Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area is a northeastern Pennsylvania urban region centered around the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, known historically for coal mining and railroads and now a diversified economic and cultural hub.
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Villanova, Pennsylvania
Villanova, Pennsylvania is a suburban community on the Philadelphia Main Line best known as the home of Villanova University and its prominent athletic programs.
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
Columbia, Pennsylvania is a historic borough along the Susquehanna River known for its role in early American transportation, industry, and the Underground Railroad.
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Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania is a small city in southwestern Pennsylvania known as a regional center for education, culture, and commerce within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metropolitan statistical area
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university-centered region ⓘ |
| anchorCity | State College, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
college town–oriented economy
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university-centered population ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Centre County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania State University University Park campus NERFINISHED ⓘ State College, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ University Park, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
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surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
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| economicCenter | Pennsylvania State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicSector |
higher education
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research and development ⓘ services ⓘ |
| governingCountySeat | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorInstitution | Pennsylvania State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Happy Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversityCampus | Penn State University Park campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Penn State Nittany Lions athletics
NERFINISHED
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college football tourism ⓘ research and higher education ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCenter | State College urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalCity | State College, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Interstate 99
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 220 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 322 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationHub | University Park Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area Description of subject: The State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area is a small, university-centered region in central Pennsylvania anchored by the town of State College and Penn State’s main campus.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
State College, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
this entity surface form:
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
this entity surface form:
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
this entity surface form:
State College, Pennsylvania area
Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
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this entity surface form:
State College, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Altoona–State College region