Jawz

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fictional jaguar university mascot

Jawz is the jaguar mascot representing Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) at its athletic events and campus activities.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Jawz canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1330714 — 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: Jawz
Context triple: [Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, hasMascot, Jawz]

A. Jebba
Jebba is a town in western Nigeria known for its strategic location on the Niger River and its historic bridge linking northern and southern Nigeria.
B. Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label known for releasing critically acclaimed indie and experimental music, including albums by Bon Iver.
C. Jagaban
Jagaban is the popular political nickname of Nigerian politician and current president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, often used to signify his influential “godfather” status in Nigerian politics.
D. Ljabru
Ljabru is a neighborhood in Oslo, Norway, known as the southeastern terminus of one of the city’s tram lines.
E. Jurata
Jurata is a seaside resort village in northern Poland, known for its sandy beaches and location on the Hel Peninsula along the Baltic Sea.
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: Jawz
Target entity description: Jawz is the jaguar mascot representing Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) at its athletic events and campus activities.

A. Jebba
Jebba is a town in western Nigeria known for its strategic location on the Niger River and its historic bridge linking northern and southern Nigeria.
B. Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label known for releasing critically acclaimed indie and experimental music, including albums by Bon Iver.
C. Jakaltek
Jakaltek is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Jakaltek (Popti’) people of Guatemala’s western highlands.
D. Jagaban
Jagaban is the popular political nickname of Nigerian politician and current president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, often used to signify his influential “godfather” status in Nigerian politics.
E. Ljabru
Ljabru is a neighborhood in Oslo, Norway, known as the southeastern terminus of one of the city’s tram lines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional jaguar ⓘ university mascot ⓘ
affiliation	Indiana University system ⓘ linked to: Indiana University Purdue University system ⓘ linked to: Purdue University Fort Wayne
appearsIn	basketball games ⓘ other IUPUI home athletic contests ⓘ
associatedWith	Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis ⓘ NCAA Division I athletics ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I
audience	alumni ⓘ local community ⓘ sports fans ⓘ students ⓘ
campusActivities	athletic events ⓘ community outreach events ⓘ promotional appearances ⓘ student events ⓘ
category	Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis ⓘ college mascots in the United States ⓘ jaguar mascots ⓘ
characterSpecies	jaguar ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fictionalUniverse	IUPUI campus ⓘ linked to: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
gender	male (costumed character conventionally portrayed as male) ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ linked to: Indianapolis
mascotFor	IUPUI Jaguars ⓘ
nameStyle	stylized nickname ⓘ
primaryFunction	entertainment at sporting events ⓘ marketing and branding for IUPUI athletics ⓘ
represents	IUPUI Jaguars athletics ⓘ linked to: IUPUI Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis ⓘ
role	cheerleading with fans ⓘ engaging with students ⓘ participating in campus traditions ⓘ representing IUPUI at games ⓘ
sportContext	college athletics ⓘ
symbolizes	IUPUI Jaguars identity ⓘ jaguar ⓘ school spirit ⓘ
universityType	public research university ⓘ
wears	IUPUI Jaguars athletic uniform ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis → hasMascot → Jawz ⓘ

subject linked to: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI, now IU Indianapolis)