Hoendiep canal
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The Hoendiep canal is a historic waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that has long served as an important route for regional transport and trade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoendiep canal canonical | 1 |
| Kielsterdiep canal | 1 |
| Wildervanckkanaal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10838553 — 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: Hoendiep canal Context triple: [Hoogkerk, locatedNear, Hoendiep canal]
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A.
Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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B.
Ringvaart canal
The Ringvaart canal is a major encircling waterway in North Holland, Netherlands, constructed to drain the Haarlemmermeer polder and now serving both drainage and navigation purposes.
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C.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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D.
Oudezijds Kolk canal
Oudezijds Kolk canal is a small historic waterway in central Amsterdam, known for its picturesque old houses, bridges, and proximity to the city’s medieval core.
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E.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
- 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: Hoendiep canal Target entity description: The Hoendiep canal is a historic waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that has long served as an important route for regional transport and trade.
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A.
Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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B.
Ringvaart canal
The Ringvaart canal is a major encircling waterway in North Holland, Netherlands, constructed to drain the Haarlemmermeer polder and now serving both drainage and navigation purposes.
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C.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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D.
Oudezijds Kolk canal
Oudezijds Kolk canal is a small historic waterway in central Amsterdam, known for its picturesque old houses, bridges, and proximity to the city’s medieval core.
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E.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Groningen region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic
ⓘ
man-made waterway ⓘ navigable ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
facilitating regional commerce
ⓘ
supporting local trade routes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
connection between settlements in Groningen
ⓘ
route for movement of goods ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | historic waterway for transport and trade ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
important route for regional trade
ⓘ
important route for regional transport ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Hoendiep@nl ⓘ |
| hasUse |
inland navigation
ⓘ
shipping route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dutch province of Groningen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Groningen (province) NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Netherlands ⓘ province of Groningen NERFINISHED ⓘ region of Groningen ⓘ |
| partOf | regional waterway network of Groningen ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regional transport
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canalized waterway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoendiep canal Description of subject: The Hoendiep canal is a historic waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that has long served as an important route for regional transport and trade.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wildervanckkanaal
subject surface form:
Kiel-Windeweer
this entity surface form:
Kielsterdiep canal