Matara, Sri Lanka
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Matara, Sri Lanka is a major coastal city in the Southern Province known for its historic fort, beaches, and role as a regional commercial and cultural hub.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matara | 25 |
| Matara, Sri Lanka canonical | 2 |
| Matara (nearby city) | 1 |
| Matara city | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18599299 — 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: Matara, Sri Lanka Context triple: [Sanath Jayasuriya, birthPlace, Matara, Sri Lanka]
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A.
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka is a locality best known as the birthplace of renowned Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas.
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B.
Walpola, Sri Lanka
Walpola, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka notable as the birthplace of the renowned Buddhist monk and scholar Walpola Rahula.
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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.
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D.
Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Katunayake is a major town in western Sri Lanka best known for hosting Bandaranaike International Airport, the country’s primary international gateway.
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E.
Hambantota
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.
- 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: Matara, Sri Lanka Target entity description: Matara, Sri Lanka is a major coastal city in the Southern Province known for its historic fort, beaches, and role as a regional commercial and cultural hub.
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A.
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka is a locality best known as the birthplace of renowned Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas.
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B.
Walpola, Sri Lanka
Walpola, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka notable as the birthplace of the renowned Buddhist monk and scholar Walpola Rahula.
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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.
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D.
Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Katunayake is a major town in western Sri Lanka best known for hosting Bandaranaike International Airport, the country’s primary international gateway.
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E.
Hambantota
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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