Triple

T16583087
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka) E402884 entity
Predicate connectsCity P4245 FINISHED
Object Hambantota E165380 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Hambantota | Statement: [Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka), connectsCity, Hambantota]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hambantota
Context triple: [Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka), connectsCity, Hambantota]
  • A. Hambantota chosen
    Hambantota is a coastal city in southern Sri Lanka known for its rapid development, including major infrastructure projects like a deep-sea port and international airport.
  • B. Trincomalee
    Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
  • C. Seethawaka
    Seethawaka is a historically significant town and administrative area in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, known for its role in the 16th-century Seethawaka kingdom and its lush, hilly landscape.
  • D. Hikkaduwa
    Hikkaduwa is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, coral reefs, and surf culture.
  • E. Maharagama
    Maharagama is a suburban city in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known as a densely populated residential and commercial hub within the Colombo metropolitan area.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d88387363c8190a97a0c942130de97 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e35999088c8190900497f18728bd0b ner completed
NED1 batch_6a0091891c5081908f37598a17417c94 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:16 a.m.