Japan men's national under-17 basketball team
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The Japan men's national under-17 basketball team is the country's youth representative squad in international under-17 men's basketball competitions, featuring top junior talent from across Japan.
All labels observed (1)
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| Japan men's national under-17 basketball team canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3038574 — 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)
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Target entity: Japan men's national under-17 basketball team Context triple: [Japan Basketball Association, oversees, Japan men's national under-17 basketball team]
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Japan men's national under-19 basketball team
The Japan men's national under-19 basketball team is the country's junior men's squad that represents Japan in international under-19 basketball competitions such as the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup.
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Japan men's national basketball team
The Japan men's national basketball team is the country’s top representative squad in international men’s basketball competitions, featuring Japan’s best players in events such as the FIBA World Cup and the Olympic Games.
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C.
United States men's national under-17 basketball team
The United States men's national under-17 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-17 competitions and develops young talent for higher-level national teams.
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Japan women's national under-19 basketball team
The Japan women's national under-19 basketball team is the country's junior women's squad that competes in international under-19 basketball tournaments such as the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
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E.
Canada men’s national under-17 basketball team
The Canada men’s national under-17 basketball team is the country’s junior male squad that competes in international under-17 basketball competitions under the governance of Canada Basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Japan men's national under-17 basketball team Target entity description: The Japan men's national under-17 basketball team is the country's youth representative squad in international under-17 men's basketball competitions, featuring top junior talent from across Japan.
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A.
Japan men's national under-19 basketball team
The Japan men's national under-19 basketball team is the country's junior men's squad that represents Japan in international under-19 basketball competitions such as the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup.
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B.
Japan men's national basketball team
The Japan men's national basketball team is the country’s top representative squad in international men’s basketball competitions, featuring Japan’s best players in events such as the FIBA World Cup and the Olympic Games.
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C.
United States men's national under-17 basketball team
The United States men's national under-17 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-17 competitions and develops young talent for higher-level national teams.
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D.
Japan women's national under-19 basketball team
The Japan women's national under-19 basketball team is the country's junior women's squad that competes in international under-19 basketball tournaments such as the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
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E.
Canada men’s national under-17 basketball team
The Canada men’s national under-17 basketball team is the country’s junior male squad that competes in international under-17 basketball competitions under the governance of Canada Basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
national under-17 basketball team
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youth national basketball team ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Japan U17 ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-17 ⓘ |
| ageLimit | 17 years ⓘ |
| category | junior national basketball team ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| competitionType | youth ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| federation | FIBA Asia ⓘ |
| fibaMembership | FIBA ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | Japan Basketball Association ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | JBA ⓘ |
| homeCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| olympicSport | basketball ⓘ |
| primaryCompetition |
FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
ⓘ
FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup ⓘ
linked to:
FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup
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| represents | Japan ⓘ |
| representsInCompetition | international under-17 men's basketball competitions ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | top junior talent from Japan ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| sportType | team sport ⓘ |
| teamType | national representative team ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japan men's national under-17 basketball team Description of subject: The Japan men's national under-17 basketball team is the country's youth representative squad in international under-17 men's basketball competitions, featuring top junior talent from across Japan.
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