A18 motorway (Portugal)
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The A18 motorway in Portugal is a regional highway that forms part of the country’s national road network, providing a fast connection between inland urban areas and major routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A18 motorway (Portugal) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5530650 — 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: A18 motorway (Portugal) Context triple: [Portuguese national road network, hasComponent, A18 motorway (Portugal)]
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A.
A15 motorway (Portugal)
The A15 motorway in Portugal is a key highway linking the coastal city of Caldas da Rainha to the interior city of Santarém, improving regional connectivity between the A8 and A1 motorways.
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B.
A14 motorway (Portugal)
The A14 motorway in Portugal is a key highway linking the coastal city of Figueira da Foz to Coimbra and the A1, facilitating regional and long-distance traffic in the central part of the country.
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C.
A17 motorway (Portugal)
The A17 motorway in Portugal is a major north–south coastal highway linking the Aveiro and Leiria regions and serving as an important route for traffic along the country’s western seaboard.
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D.
A11 motorway (Portugal)
The A11 motorway in Portugal is a key east–west highway in the north of the country, linking coastal cities like Esposende and Braga to inland areas and facilitating regional mobility and economic activity.
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E.
A1 motorway (Portugal)
The A1 motorway in Portugal is the country’s main north–south highway, linking Lisbon to Porto and serving as a key backbone of national road transport.
- 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: A18 motorway (Portugal) Target entity description: The A18 motorway in Portugal is a regional highway that forms part of the country’s national road network, providing a fast connection between inland urban areas and major routes.
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A.
A15 motorway (Portugal)
The A15 motorway in Portugal is a key highway linking the coastal city of Caldas da Rainha to the interior city of Santarém, improving regional connectivity between the A8 and A1 motorways.
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B.
A14 motorway (Portugal)
The A14 motorway in Portugal is a key highway linking the coastal city of Figueira da Foz to Coimbra and the A1, facilitating regional and long-distance traffic in the central part of the country.
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C.
A17 motorway (Portugal)
The A17 motorway in Portugal is a major north–south coastal highway linking the Aveiro and Leiria regions and serving as an important route for traffic along the country’s western seaboard.
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D.
A11 motorway (Portugal)
The A11 motorway in Portugal is a key east–west highway in the north of the country, linking coastal cities like Esposende and Braga to inland areas and facilitating regional mobility and economic activity.
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E.
A1 motorway (Portugal)
The A1 motorway in Portugal is the country’s main north–south highway, linking Lisbon to Porto and serving as a key backbone of national road transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorway
ⓘ
road in Portugal ⓘ |
| connects |
inland urban areas in Portugal
ⓘ
major routes in the Portuguese road network ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| function | regional highway ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | controlled-access road ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Portuguese motorway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese motorway network
|
| locatedIn | mainland Portugal ⓘ |
| networkRole | provides fast connection between inland areas and major routes ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese national road network ⓘ |
| roadNumber | A18 ⓘ |
| roadType | A-class motorway ⓘ |
| transportMode | road transport ⓘ |
| use | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A18 motorway (Portugal) Description of subject: The A18 motorway in Portugal is a regional highway that forms part of the country’s national road network, providing a fast connection between inland urban areas and major routes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.