Vaast
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Vaast is a variant name for Saint Vaast (also known as Vedast), a 6th-century Frankish bishop venerated as a Christian saint, particularly in northern France and Belgium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaast canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22983608 — 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: Vaast Context triple: [Saint Vaast, hasVariantName, Vaast]
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A.
Vahalis
Vahalis is an ancient or historical name for the River Waal, a major distributary branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands.
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B.
Vao
Vao is the main village and administrative center of the Île des Pins in New Caledonia, known for its traditional Kanak culture and proximity to the island’s famous beaches and lagoons.
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C.
Vao
Vao is an Oceanic language spoken in northern Vanuatu, primarily on Vao Island off the coast of Malakula.
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D.
Vahi
Vahi is a small village located within Harku Parish in northern Estonia.
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E.
Vatsiana
Vatsiana is a tiny, remote village on the Greek island of Gavdos, known as one of the southernmost inhabited places in Europe.
- 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: Vaast Target entity description: Vaast is a variant name for Saint Vaast (also known as Vedast), a 6th-century Frankish bishop venerated as a Christian saint, particularly in northern France and Belgium.
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A.
Vahalis
Vahalis is an ancient or historical name for the River Waal, a major distributary branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands.
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B.
Vao
Vao is the main village and administrative center of the Île des Pins in New Caledonia, known for its traditional Kanak culture and proximity to the island’s famous beaches and lagoons.
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C.
Vao
Vao is an Oceanic language spoken in northern Vanuatu, primarily on Vao Island off the coast of Malakula.
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D.
Vahi
Vahi is a small village located within Harku Parish in northern Estonia.
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E.
Vatsiana
Vatsiana is a tiny, remote village on the Greek island of Gavdos, known as one of the southernmost inhabited places in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.