Appu
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Appu is the friendly cartoon elephant that served as the iconic mascot of the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Appu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19167816 — 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: Appu Context triple: [1982 Asian Games, mascot, Appu]
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A.
Poppo
Poppo was the birth name of Pope Damasus II, a briefly reigning 11th-century pope of the Catholic Church.
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B.
Apu
Apu is a fictional Bengali boy whose coming-of-age journey in Satyajit Ray’s acclaimed Apu Trilogy has become one of world cinema’s most celebrated portraits of childhood and youth.
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C.
Cinnamoroll
Cinnamoroll is a popular Sanrio character, a white puppy with long ears and a curly tail who often appears in cute, whimsical merchandise and media.
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D.
Piku
Piku is a 2015 Indian comedy-drama film centered on the relationship between a headstrong daughter and her aging, hypochondriac father, featuring a notable performance by Amitabh Bachchan.
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E.
Punpun
Punpun is a small river in the Indian state of Bihar that flows past Patna and ultimately joins the Ganges.
- 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: Appu Target entity description: Appu is the friendly cartoon elephant that served as the iconic mascot of the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India.
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A.
Poppo
Poppo was the birth name of Pope Damasus II, a briefly reigning 11th-century pope of the Catholic Church.
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B.
Apu
Apu is a fictional Bengali boy whose coming-of-age journey in Satyajit Ray’s acclaimed Apu Trilogy has become one of world cinema’s most celebrated portraits of childhood and youth.
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C.
Cinnamoroll
Cinnamoroll is a popular Sanrio character, a white puppy with long ears and a curly tail who often appears in cute, whimsical merchandise and media.
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D.
Piku
Piku is a 2015 Indian comedy-drama film centered on the relationship between a headstrong daughter and her aging, hypochondriac father, featuring a notable performance by Amitabh Bachchan.
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E.
Punpun
Punpun is a small river in the Indian state of Bihar that flows past Patna and ultimately joins the Ganges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.