Srebrenica
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Srebrenica is a town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina known as the site of the 1995 massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys during the Bosnian War, an event widely recognized as genocide.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Srebrenica canonical | 12 |
| Srebrenica enclave | 2 |
| Srebrenica as threatened with humanitarian catastrophe | 1 |
| Srebrenica safe area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4836644 — 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: Srebrenica Context triple: [United Nations Protection Force, safeArea, Srebrenica]
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A.
Srebrenica genocide
The Srebrenica genocide was the July 1995 mass killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War, recognized as the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
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B.
Jasenica
Jasenica is a river in central Serbia that flows through the Šumadija region before joining the Velika Morava.
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C.
Banja Luka
Banja Luka is the second-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of the Republika Srpska entity, known for its riverside setting, Austro-Hungarian architecture, and cultural life.
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D.
Mladenovac
Mladenovac is a suburban municipality and town located in the southern part of the City of Belgrade, Serbia.
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E.
Račak massacre
The Račak massacre was a 1999 killing of ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Račak in Kosovo by Serbian security forces, widely seen as a pivotal atrocity that galvanized international support for NATO intervention.
- 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: Srebrenica Target entity description: Srebrenica is a town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina known as the site of the 1995 massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys during the Bosnian War, an event widely recognized as genocide.
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A.
Srebrenica genocide
The Srebrenica genocide was the July 1995 mass killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War, recognized as the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
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B.
Jasenica
Jasenica is a river in central Serbia that flows through the Šumadija region before joining the Velika Morava.
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C.
Banja Luka
Banja Luka is the second-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of the Republika Srpska entity, known for its riverside setting, Austro-Hungarian architecture, and cultural life.
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D.
Mladenovac
Mladenovac is a suburban municipality and town located in the southern part of the City of Belgrade, Serbia.
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E.
Račak massacre
The Račak massacre was a 1999 killing of ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Račak in Kosovo by Serbian security forces, widely seen as a pivotal atrocity that galvanized international support for NATO intervention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Srebrenica Description of subject: Srebrenica is a town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina known as the site of the 1995 massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys during the Bosnian War, an event widely recognized as genocide.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Srebrenica
United Nations Security Council Resolution 819
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recognized
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Srebrenica as threatened with humanitarian catastrophe
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linked to: Srebrenica
linked to: Srebrenica
linked to: Srebrenica
subject linked to:
eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina