Lusophone world
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The Lusophone world comprises the global community of Portuguese-speaking countries and regions across Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia that share linguistic and cultural ties rooted in Portuguese heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lusophone world canonical | 4 |
| Lusophone countries | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11261661 — 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.
Target entity: Lusophone world Context triple: [Gusmão, regionOfUsage, Lusophone world]
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A.
Lusophone Africa
Lusophone Africa refers to the group of African countries where Portuguese is an official language, including nations such as Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Equatorial Guinea.
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B.
Portuguese America
Portuguese America was the collective term for Portugal’s colonial possessions in the Americas, primarily encompassing the territory that later became Brazil.
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C.
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
The Community of Portuguese Language Countries is an international organization that unites nations where Portuguese is an official language to promote political, cultural, and linguistic cooperation.
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D.
Luso
Luso is the former colonial-era name of the city now known as Luena, the capital of Moxico Province in eastern Angola.
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E.
Portuguese diaspora
The Portuguese diaspora comprises communities of people of Portuguese origin living outside Portugal, formed through centuries of migration driven by exploration, trade, labor, and economic opportunity across the globe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lusophone world Target entity description: The Lusophone world comprises the global community of Portuguese-speaking countries and regions across Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia that share linguistic and cultural ties rooted in Portuguese heritage.
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A.
Lusophone Africa
Lusophone Africa refers to the group of African countries where Portuguese is an official language, including nations such as Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Equatorial Guinea.
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B.
Portuguese America
Portuguese America was the collective term for Portugal’s colonial possessions in the Americas, primarily encompassing the territory that later became Brazil.
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C.
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
The Community of Portuguese Language Countries is an international organization that unites nations where Portuguese is an official language to promote political, cultural, and linguistic cooperation.
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D.
Luso
Luso is the former colonial-era name of the city now known as Luena, the capital of Moxico Province in eastern Angola.
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E.
Portuguese diaspora
The Portuguese diaspora comprises communities of people of Portuguese origin living outside Portugal, formed through centuries of migration driven by exploration, trade, labor, and economic opportunity across the globe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural-linguistic community
ⓘ
transnational community ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CPLP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lusofonia
NERFINISHED
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Portuguese-speaking world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonialHistoryFrom |
Kingdom of Portugal
GENERATED
ⓘ
Portuguese Empire GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCommonColonialLanguage | Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonColonialLanguageRole | lingua franca in former Portuguese colonies GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCommonLegalTradition | civil law GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bissau NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ Dili NERFINISHED ⓘ East Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Goa NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Luanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ Malabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Maputo NERFINISHED ⓘ Maranhão NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Praia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ São Tomé NERFINISHED ⓘ São Tomé and Príncipe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
Brazilian cinema
ⓘ
Brazilian literature ⓘ Lusophone African cinema ⓘ Lusophone African literature ⓘ Portuguese cinema ⓘ Portuguese literature ⓘ |
| hasDiaspora |
Angolan diaspora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian diaspora ⓘ Cape Verdean diaspora ⓘ Mozambican diaspora ⓘ Portuguese diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLargestCountryByArea | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLargestCountryByPopulation | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorContinent |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicTradition |
MPB
NERFINISHED
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bossa nova ⓘ fado ⓘ kizomba ⓘ morna ⓘ samba ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Association of Portuguese Language Universities
NERFINISHED
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Community of Portuguese Language Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ International Institute of the Portuguese Language NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of Portuguese-Speaking Capital Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Portuguese heritage ⓘ |
| hasOrthographicStandard | Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Afro-Brazilian religions
NERFINISHED
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Islam ⓘ Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ Spiritism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSharedMediaSpace | Lusophone media ⓘ |
| hasSharedSportCulture | football ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Lusophone world Description of subject: The Lusophone world comprises the global community of Portuguese-speaking countries and regions across Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia that share linguistic and cultural ties rooted in Portuguese heritage.
Referenced by (7)
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