Olympia, Washington
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Olympia, Washington is a small Pacific Northwest city known as the political and administrative center of Washington State, situated at the southern end of Puget Sound.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olympia, Washington canonical | 55 |
| OSPI Washington | 1 |
| Olympia, Washington Territory | 1 |
| Olympia, Washington, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8245795 — 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: Olympia, Washington Context triple: [Government of Washington (state), hasCapital, Olympia, Washington]
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A.
Olympia
Olympia is an ancient sanctuary in Greece renowned as a major religious center dedicated to Zeus and the original site of the Olympic Games.
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B.
Olympia
Olympia is a prestigious international bodybuilding competition title awarded annually to the world's top professional bodybuilders.
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C.
Olympia
Olympia is a 1938 German documentary film directed by Leni Riefenstahl that chronicles the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and is renowned both for its pioneering cinematic techniques and its association with Nazi propaganda.
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D.
Olympia
Olympia is Édouard Manet’s groundbreaking 1863 oil painting that scandalized Paris with its frank depiction of a reclining nude and is now regarded as a pivotal work in the development of modern art.
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E.
Olympia
Olympia is a prominent football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden, serving as the home ground of Helsingborgs IF.
- 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: Olympia, Washington Target entity description: Olympia, Washington is a small Pacific Northwest city known as the political and administrative center of Washington State, situated at the southern end of Puget Sound.
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A.
Olympia
Olympia is an ancient sanctuary in Greece renowned as a major religious center dedicated to Zeus and the original site of the Olympic Games.
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B.
Olympia
Olympia is a prestigious international bodybuilding competition title awarded annually to the world's top professional bodybuilders.
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C.
Olympia
Olympia is a 1938 German documentary film directed by Leni Riefenstahl that chronicles the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and is renowned both for its pioneering cinematic techniques and its association with Nazi propaganda.
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D.
Olympia
Olympia is Édouard Manet’s groundbreaking 1863 oil painting that scandalized Paris with its frank depiction of a reclining nude and is now regarded as a pivotal work in the development of modern art.
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E.
Olympia
Olympia is a prominent football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden, serving as the home ground of Helsingborgs IF.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 360 ⓘ |
| averageAnnualPrecipitation | high relative to U.S. average ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean-influenced oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceTo | approximately 60 miles southwest of Seattle, Washington ⓘ |
| economySector |
education
ⓘ
government services ⓘ health care ⓘ retail and services ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 95 feet ⓘ |
| founded | 1853 ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater |
Bud Inlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capitol Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Procession of the Species Celebration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
South Puget Sound Community College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Evergreen State College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Capitol Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hands On Children’s Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympia Farmers Market NERFINISHED ⓘ Percival Landing Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPark | Priest Point Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporated | 1859 ⓘ |
| is | capital of Washington State ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arts and music scene
ⓘ
environmental activism ⓘ progressive political culture ⓘ |
| locatedAt | southern end of Puget Sound ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thurston County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedInRegion | Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Puget Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Olympus, the highest mountain of Greece ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Seattle, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tacoma, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Puget Sound region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thurston County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimateYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| postalCodeRange | 98501–98599 ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of Washington State
ⓘ
political center of Washington State ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Pacific Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Daylight Time
|
| transportHub | Interstate 5 corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olympia, Washington Description of subject: Olympia, Washington is a small Pacific Northwest city known as the political and administrative center of Washington State, situated at the southern end of Puget Sound.
Referenced by (58)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Olympia, Washington, United States
this entity surface form:
Olympia, Washington Territory