Saltire
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The Saltire is the national flag of Scotland, featuring a white diagonal cross of Saint Andrew on a blue field and recognized as one of the oldest flags in continuous use.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saltire canonical | 12 |
| Flag of Scotland | 9 |
| Scottish Saltire | 2 |
| St Andrew's Cross | 2 |
| Flags of Scotland | 1 |
| Saint Andrew's Cross | 1 |
| Saltire of Scotland | 1 |
| Saltire of St Andrew with a lion rampant | 1 |
| Scottish Government flag | 1 |
| Scottish flag | 1 |
| St. Andrew's flag | 1 |
| St. Andrew’s flag | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257596 — 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: Saltire Context triple: [Kingdom of Scotland, flag, Saltire]
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A.
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is the monarch’s personal flag, traditionally flown to signify the sovereign’s presence and authority at royal residences, on official vehicles, and during state occasions.
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B.
Flag of England
The Flag of England is a simple red cross on a white field, known as the St George's Cross and historically associated with Saint George, the patron saint of England.
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C.
Flag of the Isle of Man
The Flag of the Isle of Man features a red field charged with a triskelion of three armored legs with golden spurs, an ancient symbol closely associated with the island’s identity and heritage.
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D.
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.
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E.
Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
- 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: Saltire Target entity description: The Saltire is the national flag of Scotland, featuring a white diagonal cross of Saint Andrew on a blue field and recognized as one of the oldest flags in continuous use.
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A.
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is the monarch’s personal flag, traditionally flown to signify the sovereign’s presence and authority at royal residences, on official vehicles, and during state occasions.
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B.
Flag of England
The Flag of England is a simple red cross on a white field, known as the St George's Cross and historically associated with Saint George, the patron saint of England.
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C.
Flag of the Isle of Man
The Flag of the Isle of Man features a red field charged with a triskelion of three armored legs with golden spurs, an ancient symbol closely associated with the island’s identity and heritage.
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D.
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.
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E.
Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish national symbol
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ vexillological symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Flag of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Saltire
Saint Andrew's Cross ⓘ
linked to:
Saltire
|
| appearsIn |
Scottish heraldry
ⓘ
logos of Scottish organizations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Saint Andrew's Day
ⓘ
Scottish independence movement ⓘ Scottish nationalism ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| crossColor | white ⓘ |
| crossType | saltire ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | emblem of Scottish pride ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Andrew ⓘ |
| designElement | two diagonal bands forming an X ⓘ |
| features |
blue field
ⓘ
white diagonal cross ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| flownOn | Saint Andrew's Day ⓘ |
| influenced | design of the Union Flag ⓘ |
| inspired |
flags incorporating white saltires on blue fields
ⓘ
various regional flags in Scotland ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Union Flag ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official national flag of Scotland ⓘ |
| orientation | diagonal cross from corner to corner ⓘ |
| pattern | simple bicolor cross-on-field design ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
United Kingdom authorities as flag of Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Christianity ⓘ |
| represents | Scotland ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular flag ⓘ |
| status | one of the oldest flags in continuous use ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Scottish heritage
ⓘ
Scottish identity ⓘ patron saint of Scotland ⓘ |
| usedAs | naval ensign of Scotland (historical) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Scottish Government
ⓘ
Scottish people ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Scottish cultural events
ⓘ
Scottish sporting events ⓘ public buildings in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedSince | medieval period ⓘ |
| usesColor |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| vexillologyCode | blue field with white saltire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Saltire Description of subject: The Saltire is the national flag of Scotland, featuring a white diagonal cross of Saint Andrew on a blue field and recognized as one of the oldest flags in continuous use.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Scottish American
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subject linked to:
Scotland, United Kingdom
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