Flag of American Samoa
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The Flag of American Samoa is a U.S. territory flag featuring a bald eagle clutching traditional Samoan symbols on a white triangle bordered in red against a blue field, symbolizing the territory’s connection to the United States and its Samoan heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of American Samoa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9757201 — 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: Flag of American Samoa Context triple: [Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa, flag, Flag of American Samoa]
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A.
Flag of the Marshall Islands
The Flag of the Marshall Islands is a blue field with diagonal orange and white stripes and a white star, symbolizing the island chain’s location in the Pacific and its cultural heritage.
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B.
Flag of Palau
The Flag of Palau is a light blue field with a large yellow disk slightly off-center, symbolizing the Pacific Ocean and the moon, and representing the island nation's identity and independence.
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C.
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia is a light blue field bearing four white stars arranged in a diamond, symbolizing the nation’s four states set within the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands is a blue field featuring a white star and gray latte stone over a decorative wreath, symbolizing the islands’ Chamorro and Carolinian heritage and their relationship with the United States.
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E.
Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was the official banner used to represent the United Nations–administered Pacific island territory under U.S. trusteeship in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Flag of American Samoa Target entity description: The Flag of American Samoa is a U.S. territory flag featuring a bald eagle clutching traditional Samoan symbols on a white triangle bordered in red against a blue field, symbolizing the territory’s connection to the United States and its Samoan heritage.
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A.
Flag of the Marshall Islands
The Flag of the Marshall Islands is a blue field with diagonal orange and white stripes and a white star, symbolizing the island chain’s location in the Pacific and its cultural heritage.
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B.
Flag of Palau
The Flag of Palau is a light blue field with a large yellow disk slightly off-center, symbolizing the Pacific Ocean and the moon, and representing the island nation's identity and independence.
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C.
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia is a light blue field bearing four white stars arranged in a diamond, symbolizing the nation’s four states set within the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands is a blue field featuring a white star and gray latte stone over a decorative wreath, symbolizing the islands’ Chamorro and Carolinian heritage and their relationship with the United States.
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E.
Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was the official banner used to represent the United Nations–administered Pacific island territory under U.S. trusteeship in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of a U.S. territory
ⓘ
territorial flag ⓘ |
| adoptionDate |
1960
ⓘ
1960-04-17 ⓘ |
| borderColorMeaning | red represents courage ⓘ |
| category |
Flags displaying animals
ⓘ
Flags introduced in 1960 ⓘ Flags of dependent territories of the United States ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
brown ⓘ gold ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| continentRegion | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | American Samoa ⓘ |
| design | blue field with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist and edged in red, bearing a bald eagle holding Samoan symbols ⓘ |
| eagleMeaning | represents the United States ⓘ |
| emblem |
Samoan fly-whisk (fue)
ⓘ
Samoan war club (fa‘alaufala) ⓘ bald eagle ⓘ |
| fieldColorMeaning | blue represents the Pacific Ocean and freedom ⓘ |
| flyWhiskMeaning | represents wisdom and authority of Samoan orators ⓘ |
| governmentBodyResponsible |
Government of American Samoa
ⓘ
linked to:
government of American Samoa
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| historicalContext | adopted after American Samoa became a U.S. territory in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| previousFlag | U.S. flag used alone before adoption ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Flags of the United States territories
ⓘ
Seal of American Samoa ⓘ |
| shapeOfCentralFigure | isosceles triangle ⓘ |
| sideRatio | 1:2 ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United States of America ⓘ |
| status | current flag of American Samoa ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American protection
ⓘ
Samoan cultural heritage ⓘ dignity of Samoan leaders ⓘ relationship between American Samoa and the United States ⓘ traditional Samoan authority ⓘ wisdom of Samoan chiefs ⓘ |
| territorialStatus | unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| triangleColorMeaning | white represents purity ⓘ |
| triangleOrientation |
apex toward the fly
ⓘ
base at the hoist ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of American Samoa
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linked to:
government of American Samoa
residents of American Samoa ⓘ |
| usedOn |
official documents of American Samoa
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public buildings in American Samoa ⓘ vessels registered in American Samoa ⓘ |
| warClubMeaning | represents the power of traditional Samoan chiefs ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of American Samoa Description of subject: The Flag of American Samoa is a U.S. territory flag featuring a bald eagle clutching traditional Samoan symbols on a white triangle bordered in red against a blue field, symbolizing the territory’s connection to the United States and its Samoan heritage.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.