Sri Lanka Air Force ensign
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The Sri Lanka Air Force ensign is the official flag of the Sri Lanka Air Force, featuring its roundel and emblem on a light blue field to represent the service in air operations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Air Force emblem | 2 |
| Sri Lanka Air Force ensign canonical | 1 |
| Sri Lanka Air Force roundel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9595140 — 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: Sri Lanka Air Force ensign Context triple: [Sri Lanka Air Force, symbol, Sri Lanka Air Force ensign]
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A.
Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon
The Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon was the official standard used by the British colonial governor in Ceylon, typically featuring the Union Jack defaced with the colony’s emblem to symbolize imperial authority.
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B.
Indian Air Force Ensign
The Indian Air Force Ensign is the official flag of the Indian Air Force, featuring the national flag in the canton and the Air Force roundel on a light blue field to represent the service in military and ceremonial contexts.
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C.
Emblem of Ceylon
The Emblem of Ceylon was the national coat of arms used by the British Dominion of Ceylon, featuring traditional Sri Lankan symbols combined with heraldic elements reflecting its status within the Commonwealth.
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D.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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E.
Singapore Armed Forces flag
The Singapore Armed Forces flag is the official military ensign of Singapore’s armed services, symbolizing their authority, unity, and national defense role.
- 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: Sri Lanka Air Force ensign Target entity description: The Sri Lanka Air Force ensign is the official flag of the Sri Lanka Air Force, featuring its roundel and emblem on a light blue field to represent the service in air operations.
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A.
Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon
The Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon was the official standard used by the British colonial governor in Ceylon, typically featuring the Union Jack defaced with the colony’s emblem to symbolize imperial authority.
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B.
Indian Air Force Ensign
The Indian Air Force Ensign is the official flag of the Indian Air Force, featuring the national flag in the canton and the Air Force roundel on a light blue field to represent the service in military and ceremonial contexts.
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C.
Emblem of Ceylon
The Emblem of Ceylon was the national coat of arms used by the British Dominion of Ceylon, featuring traditional Sri Lankan symbols combined with heraldic elements reflecting its status within the Commonwealth.
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D.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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E.
Singapore Armed Forces flag
The Singapore Armed Forces flag is the official military ensign of Singapore’s armed services, symbolizing their authority, unity, and national defense role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
military ensign ⓘ |
| backgroundColorMeaning | sky and air domain ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft ground ceremonies
ⓘ
Sri Lanka Air Force headquarters ⓘ
linked to:
Air Force Headquarters, Colombo
|
| fieldColor | light blue ⓘ |
| flagType | air force ensign ⓘ |
| formerNameOfCountry |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
|
| hasDesignElement |
roundel centered on the field
ⓘ
service emblem on the field ⓘ |
| isOfficialFlagOf | Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ |
| isVariantOf | Sri Lankan military flags ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Flag of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Flags of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Air Force emblem ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka Air Force ensign
Sri Lanka Air Force roundel ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka Air Force ensign
|
| represents |
Sri Lanka Air Force
ⓘ
air operations ⓘ |
| scope | national military ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | air force ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| status | official ⓘ |
| symbol |
Sri Lanka Air Force emblem
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka Air Force ensign
Sri Lanka Air Force roundel ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn |
air bases
ⓘ
air force installations ⓘ military ceremonies ⓘ official functions of the Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ official parades ⓘ |
| usedSince | 20th century ⓘ |
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: Sri Lanka Air Force ensign Description of subject: The Sri Lanka Air Force ensign is the official flag of the Sri Lanka Air Force, featuring its roundel and emblem on a light blue field to represent the service in air operations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sri Lanka Air Force ensign
linked to: Sri Lanka Air Force ensign
linked to: Sri Lanka Air Force ensign