Asta (dog)
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Asta is the clever and charismatic terrier featured as Nick and Nora Charles’s dog in the classic Thin Man detective films and stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asta (dog) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21481419 — 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: Asta (dog) Context triple: [Nick Charles, associatedWith, Asta (dog)]
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A.
Guga
Guga is the popular nickname of Brazilian former tennis star Gustavo Kuerten, a three-time French Open champion known for his charismatic personality and clay-court prowess.
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B.
Jonathan the Husky
Jonathan the Husky is the costumed canine mascot representing the University of Connecticut and its athletic teams, including the renowned women’s basketball program.
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C.
Kavik the Wolf Dog
Kavik the Wolf Dog is a children's adventure novel about a courageous sled dog’s struggle for survival and journey home in the Alaskan wilderness.
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D.
Anka
Anka is a common diminutive form of the female given name Anna, used in several Slavic and Central European languages.
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E.
Beasley the Dog
Beasley the Dog was the canine actor best known for playing the slobbery Dogue de Bordeaux partner to Tom Hanks in the 1989 film "Turner & Hooch."
- 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: Asta (dog) Target entity description: Asta is the clever and charismatic terrier featured as Nick and Nora Charles’s dog in the classic Thin Man detective films and stories.
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A.
Guga
Guga is the popular nickname of Brazilian former tennis star Gustavo Kuerten, a three-time French Open champion known for his charismatic personality and clay-court prowess.
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B.
Jonathan the Husky
Jonathan the Husky is the costumed canine mascot representing the University of Connecticut and its athletic teams, including the renowned women’s basketball program.
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C.
Kavik the Wolf Dog
Kavik the Wolf Dog is a children's adventure novel about a courageous sled dog’s struggle for survival and journey home in the Alaskan wilderness.
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D.
Anka
Anka is a common diminutive form of the female given name Anna, used in several Slavic and Central European languages.
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E.
Beasley the Dog
Beasley the Dog was the canine actor best known for playing the slobbery Dogue de Bordeaux partner to Tom Hanks in the 1989 film "Turner & Hooch."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.