The Coliseum
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The Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s New York Islanders and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Coliseum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1033940 — 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: The Coliseum Context triple: [Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, nickname, The Coliseum]
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A.
Colosseum
The Colosseum is an iconic ancient Roman amphitheater in Rome, renowned for hosting gladiatorial contests and public spectacles and symbolizing the architectural grandeur of the Roman Empire.
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B.
Parco archeologico del Colosseo
Parco archeologico del Colosseo is an Italian archaeological park and public institution responsible for preserving and managing Rome’s central ancient monuments, including the Colosseum and its surrounding historic area.
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C.
Villa des Arènes
Villa des Arènes is a historic 17th-century Genoese-style villa in Nice, France, best known today as the building that houses the Musée Matisse.
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D.
Pantheon
The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple in Rome renowned for its massive unreinforced concrete dome and oculus, and for being one of the best-preserved and most influential buildings of classical architecture.
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E.
Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum was an expansive imperial public complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its grand architecture, markets, and monumental column celebrating Emperor Trajan's victories.
- 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: The Coliseum Target entity description: The Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s New York Islanders and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
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A.
Colosseum
The Colosseum is an iconic ancient Roman amphitheater in Rome, renowned for hosting gladiatorial contests and public spectacles and symbolizing the architectural grandeur of the Roman Empire.
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B.
Parco archeologico del Colosseo
Parco archeologico del Colosseo is an Italian archaeological park and public institution responsible for preserving and managing Rome’s central ancient monuments, including the Colosseum and its surrounding historic area.
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C.
Villa des Arènes
Villa des Arènes is a historic 17th-century Genoese-style villa in Nice, France, best known today as the building that houses the Musée Matisse.
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D.
Pantheon
The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple in Rome renowned for its massive unreinforced concrete dome and oculus, and for being one of the best-preserved and most influential buildings of classical architecture.
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E.
Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum was an expansive imperial public complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its grand architecture, markets, and monumental column celebrating Emperor Trajan's victories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
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indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nassau Coliseum
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linked to:
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The Coliseum ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| formerHomeTeam | New York Islanders ⓘ |
| formerTenant |
New York Dragons
ⓘ
New York Nets ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn Nets
New York Riptide ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concert stage configuration
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concession stands ⓘ indoor seating bowl ⓘ luxury suites ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
NBA games
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NHL games ⓘ major concert tours ⓘ mixed martial arts events ⓘ professional boxing matches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nassau County, New York
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New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
Uniondale, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Long Island ⓘ |
| namedFor | military veterans of Nassau County ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being longtime home of the New York Islanders
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hosting major sports and entertainment events ⓘ |
| opened | 1972 ⓘ |
| owner |
Nassau County
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linked to:
Nassau County, New York
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| primaryTenant | New York Islanders ⓘ |
| regionServed | Long Island ⓘ |
| renovated |
2015
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2016 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 13,000 for hockey
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approximately 14,000–16,000 for concerts ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| surface | multi-surface ⓘ |
| uses |
basketball games
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circus events ⓘ college sports events ⓘ concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ family shows ⓘ ice hockey games ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ trade shows ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Coliseum Description of subject: The Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s New York Islanders and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
The Coliseum