MAN Lion’s City
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MAN Lion’s City is a popular series of low-floor city buses produced by the German manufacturer MAN for urban public transport.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1903722 — 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: MAN Lion’s City Context triple: [MAN, notableWork, MAN Lion’s City]
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A.
Mike City
Mike City is an American R&B songwriter and producer best known for crafting hits for artists like Sunshine Anderson, Brandy, and Carl Thomas.
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B.
Blue City
Blue City is a popular nickname for Jodhpur, a historic city in Rajasthan, India, famed for its blue-painted houses and hilltop Mehrangarh Fort.
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C.
Silk City
Silk City is a historic nickname for Paterson, New Jersey, reflecting its past prominence as a major center of silk production in the United States.
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D.
Silk City
Silk City is a popular nickname for Rajshahi, a major city in western Bangladesh historically renowned for its silk industry and fine silk products.
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E.
Red City
Red City is a popular nickname for Marrakesh, the historic Moroccan metropolis famed for its reddish sandstone buildings and city walls.
- 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: MAN Lion’s City Target entity description: MAN Lion’s City is a popular series of low-floor city buses produced by the German manufacturer MAN for urban public transport.
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A.
Mike City
Mike City is an American R&B songwriter and producer best known for crafting hits for artists like Sunshine Anderson, Brandy, and Carl Thomas.
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B.
Blue City
Blue City is a popular nickname for Jodhpur, a historic city in Rajasthan, India, famed for its blue-painted houses and hilltop Mehrangarh Fort.
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C.
Silk City
Silk City is a historic nickname for Paterson, New Jersey, reflecting its past prominence as a major center of silk production in the United States.
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D.
Silk City
Silk City is a popular nickname for Rajshahi, a major city in western Bangladesh historically renowned for its silk industry and fine silk products.
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E.
Red City
Red City is a popular nickname for Marrakesh, the historic Moroccan metropolis famed for its reddish sandstone buildings and city walls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus model series
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low-floor city bus ⓘ |
| brand | MAN ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| doorConfiguration |
four-door
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three-door ⓘ two-door ⓘ |
| emissionStandard |
Euro III
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Euro IV ⓘ Euro V ⓘ Euro VI ⓘ |
| engineType |
battery electric
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compressed natural gas ⓘ diesel ⓘ hybrid diesel-electric ⓘ |
| floorType | low-floor ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
MAN Lion’s City 10.5
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City 12 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City solo
MAN Lion’s City 18 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City three-axle
MAN Lion’s City 18.75 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City A21 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City A21 CNG ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City CNG
MAN Lion’s City A23 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City A23 CNG ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City CNG
MAN Lion’s City A26 ⓘ MAN Lion’s City A37 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City A40 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City A44 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City A47 ⓘ MAN Lion’s City A78 ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City A78 LE ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City CNG ⓘ MAN Lion’s City DD ⓘ MAN Lion’s City E ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City G ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City GL ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City Hybrid ⓘ MAN Lion’s City L ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City LE ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City M ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City articulated ⓘ
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MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City solo ⓘ MAN Lion’s City three-axle ⓘ MAN Lion’s City Ü ⓘ
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| introduced | late 1990s ⓘ |
| layout |
full low-floor variant available
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low-entry variant available ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
MAN SE
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linked to:
MAN
MAN Truck & Bus ⓘ |
| marketedIn |
Asia
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Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
LED destination displays
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air conditioning option ⓘ kneeling suspension ⓘ wheelchair ramp ⓘ |
| predecessor | MAN NL series ⓘ |
| primaryUse | urban public transport ⓘ |
| successor | new generation MAN Lion’s City (from late 2010s) ⓘ |
| typicalLengthRange | 10.5–18.75 metres ⓘ |
| vehicleType | city bus ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MAN Lion’s City Description of subject: MAN Lion’s City is a popular series of low-floor city buses produced by the German manufacturer MAN for urban public transport.
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