flag of Zanzibar
E1132067
UNEXPLORED
The flag of Zanzibar is the regional banner of the semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago, featuring horizontal stripes and a canton that reflect its distinct historical and cultural identity within Tanzania.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Zanzibar | 1 |
| flag of Zanzibar canonical | 1 |
| flag of Zanzibar Sultanate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14999088 — 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: flag of Zanzibar Context triple: [flag of Tanzania, basedOn, flag of Zanzibar]
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A.
Flag of German East Africa
The Flag of German East Africa was the colonial banner used by the German Empire in its East African territory, typically featuring the black-white-red tricolor associated with Imperial Germany combined with local colonial emblems.
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B.
flag of Tanzania
The flag of Tanzania is a national flag featuring a diagonal design of green, black, blue, and yellow that symbolizes the country's land, people, and surrounding seas.
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C.
Flag of Oman
The Flag of Oman is the national flag featuring horizontal white, red, and green stripes with a vertical red band at the hoist bearing the national emblem of crossed swords and a khanjar (dagger).
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D.
Flag of Djibouti
The Flag of Djibouti is a national flag featuring light blue and green horizontal bands with a white triangle at the hoist bearing a red five-pointed star, symbolizing unity, peace, and the country’s independence.
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E.
Flag of Morocco
The Flag of Morocco is a red field with a green five-pointed star at its center, symbolizing the nation’s Islamic heritage and unity under the Alaouite monarchy.
- 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: flag of Zanzibar Target entity description: The flag of Zanzibar is the regional banner of the semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago, featuring horizontal stripes and a canton that reflect its distinct historical and cultural identity within Tanzania.
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A.
Flag of German East Africa
The Flag of German East Africa was the colonial banner used by the German Empire in its East African territory, typically featuring the black-white-red tricolor associated with Imperial Germany combined with local colonial emblems.
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B.
flag of Tanzania
The flag of Tanzania is a national flag featuring a diagonal design of green, black, blue, and yellow that symbolizes the country's land, people, and surrounding seas.
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C.
Flag of Oman
The Flag of Oman is the national flag featuring horizontal white, red, and green stripes with a vertical red band at the hoist bearing the national emblem of crossed swords and a khanjar (dagger).
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D.
Flag of Djibouti
The Flag of Djibouti is a national flag featuring light blue and green horizontal bands with a white triangle at the hoist bearing a red five-pointed star, symbolizing unity, peace, and the country’s independence.
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E.
Flag of Morocco
The Flag of Morocco is a red field with a green five-pointed star at its center, symbolizing the nation’s Islamic heritage and unity under the Alaouite monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: flag of Zanzibar
linked to: flag of Zanzibar