Trinity College, Washington, D.C.

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Catholic university historically women's college liberal arts college private university women's college

Trinity College, Washington, D.C. is a historic Catholic liberal arts institution for women (now Trinity Washington University) known for educating prominent figures such as U.S. political leaders.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Trinity Washington University	26
Trinity Washington University main campus	3
Trinity College, Washington, D.C. canonical	2
Trinity College (Washington, D.C.)	1
Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University)	1
Trinity College campus in Washington, D.C.	1
Trinity College in Washington, D.C.	1
Trinity Washington University campus	1
Trinity Washington University campus in Washington, D.C.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1243958 — 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: Trinity College, Washington, D.C.
Context triple: [Nancy Pelosi, educatedAt, Trinity College, Washington, D.C.]

A. Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a prestigious private research university and the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States.
B. George Washington University
George Washington University is a major private research university in Washington, D.C., known for its strong programs in international affairs, public policy, and law, and its close ties to U.S. government institutions.
C. University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness)
The University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness) is the main campus of D.C.’s public land-grant university, located in the Van Ness neighborhood and serving as a hub for higher education and community programs in the nation’s capital.
D. American University
American University is a private research university in Washington, D.C., known for its programs in international relations, public affairs, and political science.
E. Hood College
Hood College is a private liberal arts college located in Frederick, Maryland, known for its small-campus environment and diverse undergraduate and graduate programs.
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: Trinity College, Washington, D.C.
Target entity description: Trinity College, Washington, D.C. is a historic Catholic liberal arts institution for women (now Trinity Washington University) known for educating prominent figures such as U.S. political leaders.

A. Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a prestigious private research university and the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States.
B. George Washington University
George Washington University is a major private research university in Washington, D.C., known for its strong programs in international affairs, public policy, and law, and its close ties to U.S. government institutions.
C. University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness)
The University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness) is the main campus of D.C.’s public land-grant university, located in the Van Ness neighborhood and serving as a hub for higher education and community programs in the nation’s capital.
D. American University
American University is a private research university in Washington, D.C., known for its programs in international relations, public affairs, and political science.
E. Hood College
Hood College is a private liberal arts college located in Frederick, Maryland, known for its small-campus environment and diverse undergraduate and graduate programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic university ⓘ historically women's college ⓘ liberal arts college ⓘ private university ⓘ women's college ⓘ
academicAffiliation	Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area ⓘ NAICU ⓘ
accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education ⓘ
athleticsAffiliation	NCAA Division III ⓘ
athleticsConference	United East Conference ⓘ linked to: Middle Atlantic Conference
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
colors	gold ⓘ purple ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentName	Trinity Washington University ⓘ linked to: Trinity College, Washington, D.C.
formerName	Trinity College ⓘ
foundedBy	Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ⓘ
foundingDate	1897 ⓘ
genderFocus	primarily women ⓘ
hasCollege	College of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
hasMascot	Trinity Tigers ⓘ
hasSchool	School of Business and Graduate Studies ⓘ School of Education ⓘ School of Nursing and Health Professions ⓘ School of Professional Studies ⓘ
knownFor	educating women leaders in U.S. politics ⓘ historic Catholic liberal arts education for women ⓘ
locatedIn	Brookland, Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: Brookland Washington, D.C. ⓘ
motto	In lumine tuo videbimus lumen ⓘ linked to: In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	In your light we shall see the light ⓘ
nameChangeYear	2004 ⓘ
notableAlumnus	Barbara Mikulski ⓘ Eileen Collins ⓘ Kathleen Sebelius ⓘ Margaret Heckler ⓘ Nancy Pelosi ⓘ Patricia McGowan Wald ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ professional degrees ⓘ
region	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ⓘ
servesPopulation	many first-generation college students ⓘ many low-income students ⓘ
state	District of Columbia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited