state of Yucatán
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The state of Yucatán is a region in southeastern Mexico known for its rich Mayan heritage, colonial architecture, and proximity to major archaeological sites like Chichén Itzá.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| State of Yucatán | 54 |
| state of Yucatán canonical | 50 |
| Mexican state of Yucatán | 6 |
| Province of Yucatán | 1 |
| United Mexican States – state of Yucatán | 1 |
| Yucatán (Mexican state) | 1 |
| Yucatán region (in some colonial classifications) | 1 |
| Yucatán state | 1 |
| estado de Yucatán | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T351697 — 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: state of Yucatán Context triple: [Yucatán Peninsula, contains, state of Yucatán]
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Veracruz
Veracruz is a coastal state in eastern Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico, known for its major port city, rich colonial and indigenous history, and diverse geography ranging from tropical lowlands to high mountains.
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State of Guanajuato
The State of Guanajuato is a central Mexican state known for its rich colonial history, significant role in the country’s War of Independence, and culturally important cities such as Guanajuato City and León.
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State of Oaxaca
The State of Oaxaca is a culturally rich and geographically diverse state in southern Mexico, renowned for its Indigenous heritage, colonial architecture, and distinctive regional cuisine.
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Nayarit
Nayarit is a small Pacific-coast state in western Mexico known for its beaches, coastal resorts, and diverse mountainous and tropical landscapes.
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Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas is a northeastern Mexican state along the Gulf of Mexico, known for its coastal plains, agricultural production, and diverse landscapes shaped in part by the Sierra Madre Oriental.
- 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: state of Yucatán Target entity description: The state of Yucatán is a region in southeastern Mexico known for its rich Mayan heritage, colonial architecture, and proximity to major archaeological sites like Chichén Itzá.
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Veracruz
Veracruz is a coastal state in eastern Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico, known for its major port city, rich colonial and indigenous history, and diverse geography ranging from tropical lowlands to high mountains.
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B.
State of Guanajuato
The State of Guanajuato is a central Mexican state known for its rich colonial history, significant role in the country’s War of Independence, and culturally important cities such as Guanajuato City and León.
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C.
State of Oaxaca
The State of Oaxaca is a culturally rich and geographically diverse state in southern Mexico, renowned for its Indigenous heritage, colonial architecture, and distinctive regional cuisine.
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D.
Nayarit
Nayarit is a small Pacific-coast state in western Mexico known for its beaches, coastal resorts, and diverse mountainous and tropical landscapes.
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E.
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas is a northeastern Mexican state along the Gulf of Mexico, known for its coastal plains, agricultural production, and diverse landscapes shaped in part by the Sierra Madre Oriental.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: state of Yucatán Description of subject: The state of Yucatán is a region in southeastern Mexico known for its rich Mayan heritage, colonial architecture, and proximity to major archaeological sites like Chichén Itzá.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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San Felipe
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southeastern Mexico
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