commune of Caen
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The commune of Caen is a historic city in northwestern France, known as the capital of the Calvados department in Normandy and for its rich medieval heritage and World War II significance.
All labels observed (1)
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| commune of Caen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19439558 — 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: commune of Caen Context triple: [Caennais, administrativeContext, commune of Caen]
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A.
Commune of Falaise
The Commune of Falaise is a municipality in the Calvados department of Normandy, France, historically notable as the birthplace of William the Conqueror and for its prominent medieval castle.
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B.
commune of L’Île-d’Yeu
The commune of L’Île-d’Yeu is a small Atlantic island municipality off the west coast of France, known for its rugged coastline, historic fortifications, and fishing heritage.
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C.
Arrondissement of Caen
The Arrondissement of Caen is an administrative district in the Calvados department of northwestern France, centered on the city of Caen and encompassing numerous surrounding communes.
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D.
canton of Cabourg
The canton of Cabourg is an administrative division in the Calvados department of northwestern France that includes coastal communes such as Merville-Franceville-Plage.
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E.
arrondissement of Bayeux
The arrondissement of Bayeux is an administrative district in the Calvados department of northwestern France, centered on the historic town of Bayeux and encompassing several surrounding communes.
- 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: commune of Caen Target entity description: The commune of Caen is a historic city in northwestern France, known as the capital of the Calvados department in Normandy and for its rich medieval heritage and World War II significance.
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A.
Commune of Falaise
The Commune of Falaise is a municipality in the Calvados department of Normandy, France, historically notable as the birthplace of William the Conqueror and for its prominent medieval castle.
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B.
commune of L’Île-d’Yeu
The commune of L’Île-d’Yeu is a small Atlantic island municipality off the west coast of France, known for its rugged coastline, historic fortifications, and fishing heritage.
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C.
Arrondissement of Caen
The Arrondissement of Caen is an administrative district in the Calvados department of northwestern France, centered on the city of Caen and encompassing numerous surrounding communes.
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D.
canton of Cabourg
The canton of Cabourg is an administrative division in the Calvados department of northwestern France that includes coastal communes such as Merville-Franceville-Plage.
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E.
arrondissement of Bayeux
The arrondissement of Bayeux is an administrative district in the Calvados department of northwestern France, centered on the historic town of Bayeux and encompassing several surrounding communes.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.