Federal Way, Washington, United States

E25356

city municipality

Federal Way is a suburban city in King County, Washington, known for its location between Seattle and Tacoma and its history as a corporate and commercial hub.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Way, Washington	31
Federal Way, Washington, United States canonical	3
Federal Way	1
Fife, Washington (to the south)	1
city of Federal Way, Washington	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78151 — 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: Federal Way, Washington, United States
Context triple: [Weyerhaeuser Company, formerHeadquartersLocation, Federal Way, Washington, United States]

A. Bellevue, Washington, United States
Bellevue, Washington, United States is a major city in the Seattle metropolitan area known for its thriving tech industry, upscale downtown, and role as a regional business and retail hub.
B. Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its tech industry, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Space Needle.
C. Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington is a mid-sized port city in the Pacific Northwest known for its waterfront, industrial history, and vibrant arts and museum scene.
D. Mercer Island, Washington, United States
Mercer Island, Washington, United States is a suburban city located on an island in Lake Washington between Seattle and Bellevue, known for its affluent residential character and scenic surroundings.
E. Pasco, Washington
Pasco, Washington is a city in southeastern Washington State that forms part of the Tri-Cities region and serves as a key agricultural, transportation, and commercial hub along the Columbia River.
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: Federal Way, Washington, United States
Target entity description: Federal Way is a suburban city in King County, Washington, known for its location between Seattle and Tacoma and its history as a corporate and commercial hub.

A. Bellevue, Washington, United States
Bellevue, Washington, United States is a major city in the Seattle metropolitan area known for its thriving tech industry, upscale downtown, and role as a regional business and retail hub.
B. Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its tech industry, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Space Needle.
C. Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington is a mid-sized port city in the Pacific Northwest known for its waterfront, industrial history, and vibrant arts and museum scene.
D. Mercer Island, Washington, United States
Mercer Island, Washington, United States is a suburban city located on an island in Lake Washington between Seattle and Bellevue, known for its affluent residential character and scenic surroundings.
E. Pasco, Washington
Pasco, Washington is a city in southeastern Washington State that forms part of the Tri-Cities region and serves as a key agricultural, transportation, and commercial hub along the Columbia River.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
areaCode	253 ⓘ
borderedBy	Auburn, Washington (to the east) ⓘ Des Moines, Washington (to the north) ⓘ Fife, Washington (to the south) ⓘ linked to: Federal Way, Washington, United States Tacoma, Washington (to the south-southwest) ⓘ linked to: Tacoma, Washington
climate	marine west coast climate ⓘ oceanic climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	King County, Washington ⓘ linked to: King County
economicCharacteristic	former corporate hub for Weyerhaeuser ⓘ suburban commercial center ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 394 feet ⓘ
FIPSCode	53-23545 ⓘ
formerHeadquartersOf	Weyerhaeuser ⓘ linked to: Weyerhaeuser Company
GNISFeatureID	1512190 ⓘ
governmentType	council–manager government ⓘ
hasAttraction	Celebration Park ⓘ Dash Point State Park (nearby) ⓘ Pacific Bonsai Museum ⓘ Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden ⓘ Wild Waves Theme & Water Park ⓘ
hasFacility	Federal Way Community Center ⓘ
hasPublicTransit	King County Metro ⓘ Link light rail (under expansion to city) ⓘ Sound Transit Express buses ⓘ
hasSchoolDistrict	Federal Way Public Schools ⓘ
incorporationDate	1990-02-28 ⓘ
locatedBetween	Seattle, Washington ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington, United States Tacoma, Washington ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Puget Sound ⓘ
majorHighway	Interstate 5 ⓘ Washington State Route 18 ⓘ Washington State Route 99 ⓘ
namedAfter	Federal Highway U.S. Route 99 ⓘ
partOfMetropolitanArea	Seattle metropolitan area ⓘ
postalCode	98001 ⓘ 98003 ⓘ 98023 ⓘ
region	South King County ⓘ linked to: King County
state	Washington ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Pacific Daylight Time ⓘ linked to: Pacific Time Zone

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (37)

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

Weyerhaeuser Company → formerHeadquartersLocation → Federal Way, Washington, United States ⓘ

Weyerhaeuser Company → formerlyHeadquarteredIn → Federal Way, Washington, United States ⓘ

subject linked to: WY

Seattle metropolitan area → hasCity → Federal Way ⓘ