New Crobuzon
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New Crobuzon is a vast, industrial, and dystopian fantasy city-state in China Miéville’s Bas-Lag universe, known for its oppressive politics, grotesque magic, and teeming, multi-species underclass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Crobuzon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19754313 — 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: New Crobuzon Context triple: [Perdido Street Station, setting, New Crobuzon]
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A.
Barracks Row
Barracks Row is a historic commercial corridor in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, known for its restaurants, shops, and proximity to the Marine Barracks.
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B.
Shambles
Shambles is a notorious tidal race off the coast of Dorset, England, known for its strong currents and hazardous seas near Portland Bill.
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C.
Candlemaker Row
Candlemaker Row is a historic street in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its traditional architecture, independent shops, and proximity to landmarks like Greyfriars Kirkyard.
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D.
Vulture Street
Vulture Street is a major road in Brisbane, Australia, known for connecting inner-city suburbs and serving as a key thoroughfare near South Bank.
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E.
the Thieves’ Quarter
The Thieves’ Quarter is a notorious district of the city of Florin known for its dense warren of alleys, criminal activity, and underworld denizens.
- 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: New Crobuzon Target entity description: New Crobuzon is a vast, industrial, and dystopian fantasy city-state in China Miéville’s Bas-Lag universe, known for its oppressive politics, grotesque magic, and teeming, multi-species underclass.
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A.
Barracks Row
Barracks Row is a historic commercial corridor in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, known for its restaurants, shops, and proximity to the Marine Barracks.
-
B.
Shambles
Shambles is a notorious tidal race off the coast of Dorset, England, known for its strong currents and hazardous seas near Portland Bill.
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C.
Candlemaker Row
Candlemaker Row is a historic street in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its traditional architecture, independent shops, and proximity to landmarks like Greyfriars Kirkyard.
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D.
Vulture Street
Vulture Street is a major road in Brisbane, Australia, known for connecting inner-city suburbs and serving as a key thoroughfare near South Bank.
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E.
the Thieves’ Quarter
The Thieves’ Quarter is a notorious district of the city of Florin known for its dense warren of alleys, criminal activity, and underworld denizens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.