Bantam
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Bantam was a major port city and trading center in western Java (in present-day Indonesia) that served as an early hub for European, including Dutch, spice trade in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bantam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18605934 — 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: Bantam Context triple: [Cornelis de Houtman, associatedWith, Bantam]
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A.
Bantam
Bantam is the main inhabited village and administrative center of the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Bantam
Bantam is a major American publishing imprint best known for its mass-market paperback books across a wide range of genres.
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C.
Bantam
Bantam is the small but spirited rooster that serves as the mascot and symbol of Trinity College’s athletic teams.
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D.
Bantam
Bantam is a small borough within the town of Litchfield in northwestern Connecticut, known for its village character and proximity to Bantam Lake.
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E.
Cochin Bantam
Cochin Bantam is a miniature variety of the Cochin chicken breed, known for its profuse feathering, rounded shape, and calm, ornamental nature.
- 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: Bantam Target entity description: Bantam was a major port city and trading center in western Java (in present-day Indonesia) that served as an early hub for European, including Dutch, spice trade in Southeast Asia.
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A.
Bantam
Bantam is a small borough within the town of Litchfield in northwestern Connecticut, known for its village character and proximity to Bantam Lake.
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B.
Bantam
Bantam is the main inhabited village and administrative center of the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Bantam
Bantam is a major American publishing imprint best known for its mass-market paperback books across a wide range of genres.
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D.
Bantam
Bantam is the small but spirited rooster that serves as the mascot and symbol of Trinity College’s athletic teams.
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E.
Cochin Bantam
Cochin Bantam is a miniature variety of the Cochin chicken breed, known for its profuse feathering, rounded shape, and calm, ornamental nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.