Maek
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Maek is an ethnonym referring to the ancient Yemaek tribes of Northeast Asia, considered ancestral to several early Korean and neighboring peoples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19529448 — 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: Maek Context triple: [Yemaek tribes, ethnonymVariant, Maek]
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A.
Maki
Maki is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Fumihiko Maki, a prominent modernist architect known for his innovative urban and architectural designs.
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B.
Maki
Maki is an Israeli communist political party historically associated with figures such as Meir Vilner and the broader leftist movement in Israel.
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C.
Makoi
Makoi is a suburban residential and commercial area within Fiji’s greater Suva–Nausori metropolitan region.
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D.
Makemo
Makemo is a large, sparsely populated coral atoll in French Polynesia’s Tuamotu Archipelago, known for its long lagoon and traditional Polynesian culture.
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E.
Makun
Makun is a residential suburb within the city of Sagamu in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.
- 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: Maek Target entity description: Maek is an ethnonym referring to the ancient Yemaek tribes of Northeast Asia, considered ancestral to several early Korean and neighboring peoples.
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A.
Maki
Maki is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Fumihiko Maki, a prominent modernist architect known for his innovative urban and architectural designs.
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B.
Maki
Maki is an Israeli communist political party historically associated with figures such as Meir Vilner and the broader leftist movement in Israel.
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C.
Makoi
Makoi is a suburban residential and commercial area within Fiji’s greater Suva–Nausori metropolitan region.
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D.
Makemo
Makemo is a large, sparsely populated coral atoll in French Polynesia’s Tuamotu Archipelago, known for its long lagoon and traditional Polynesian culture.
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E.
Makun
Makun is a residential suburb within the city of Sagamu in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.