Cornovii
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Cornovii were an Iron Age and Roman-era Celtic tribe that inhabited what is now the West Midlands of England, centered around their later Roman town of Viroconium Cornoviorum (modern Wroxeter).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cornovii canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18938572 — 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: Cornovii Context triple: [Viroconium Cornoviorum, namedAfter, Cornovii]
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A.
Caledonii
The Caledonii were an ancient tribal people of what is now Scotland, known from Roman accounts as fierce opponents of Roman expansion in northern Britain.
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B.
Brigantes
The Brigantes were a powerful Celtic tribal confederation in northern Britain, occupying much of what is now northern England during the Roman period.
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C.
Silures
The Silures were a powerful ancient Celtic tribe that inhabited southeastern Wales during the Roman conquest of Britain.
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D.
Lachians
Lachians are a West Slavic ethnographic group traditionally inhabiting the Cieszyn Silesia region, known for their distinct dialect and folk culture within the broader Polish cultural sphere.
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E.
Aedui
The Aedui were a powerful Celtic tribe of central Gaul, noted for their early alliance with Rome and significant role in Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars.
- 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: Cornovii Target entity description: Cornovii were an Iron Age and Roman-era Celtic tribe that inhabited what is now the West Midlands of England, centered around their later Roman town of Viroconium Cornoviorum (modern Wroxeter).
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A.
Caledonii
The Caledonii were an ancient tribal people of what is now Scotland, known from Roman accounts as fierce opponents of Roman expansion in northern Britain.
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B.
Brigantes
The Brigantes were a powerful Celtic tribal confederation in northern Britain, occupying much of what is now northern England during the Roman period.
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C.
Silures
The Silures were a powerful ancient Celtic tribe that inhabited southeastern Wales during the Roman conquest of Britain.
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D.
Lachians
Lachians are a West Slavic ethnographic group traditionally inhabiting the Cieszyn Silesia region, known for their distinct dialect and folk culture within the broader Polish cultural sphere.
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E.
Aedui
The Aedui were a powerful Celtic tribe of central Gaul, noted for their early alliance with Rome and significant role in Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.