MDB
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MDB is the commonly used abbreviation for the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band, the school’s renowned marching band.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MDB canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11752750 — 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: MDB Context triple: [Million Dollar Band, shortName, MDB]
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A.
Mdb
Mdb is the official station code used to identify Middelburg railway station in the Netherlands’ rail network.
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B.
MDBK
MDBK is the stock ticker symbol for Midland Bank, a financial institution involved in banking and related financial services.
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C.
ODB
ODB was the stage name of Ol' Dirty Bastard, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan known for his wild persona, distinctive vocal style, and influential role in 1990s hip-hop.
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D.
MB
MB is the vehicle registration code for the district of Miesbach in Bavaria, Germany.
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E.
MB
MB is the official two-letter Canada Post abbreviation used to designate the province of Manitoba in mailing addresses and postal codes.
- 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: MDB Target entity description: MDB is the commonly used abbreviation for the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band, the school’s renowned marching band.
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A.
Mdb
Mdb is the official station code used to identify Middelburg railway station in the Netherlands’ rail network.
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B.
MDBK
MDBK is the stock ticker symbol for Midland Bank, a financial institution involved in banking and related financial services.
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C.
ODB
ODB was the stage name of Ol' Dirty Bastard, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan known for his wild persona, distinctive vocal style, and influential role in 1990s hip-hop.
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D.
MB
MB is the vehicle registration code for the district of Miesbach in Bavaria, Germany.
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E.
MB
MB is the official two-letter Canada Post abbreviation used to designate the province of Manitoba in mailing addresses and postal codes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collegiate marching band
ⓘ
university marching band ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Million Dollar Band ⓘ |
| activity |
exhibition performances
ⓘ
halftime shows ⓘ parades ⓘ pregame shows ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Alabama Crimson Tide
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama Crimson Tide football
University of Alabama ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
crimson
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | college football game-day traditions at the University of Alabama ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Southeastern Conference
ⓘ
University of Alabama School of Music ⓘ |
| associatedWithSport | American football ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Alabama campus
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Alabama
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fullName | Million Dollar Band ⓘ |
| genre |
fight songs
ⓘ
marching band music ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
alumni
ⓘ
university community ⓘ visiting fans ⓘ |
| hasSection |
brass section
ⓘ
color guard ⓘ drumline ⓘ majorettes ⓘ percussion section ⓘ woodwind section ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tuscaloosa, Alabama ⓘ |
| membershipType | student organization ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | nickname "Million Dollar Band" reflects perceived high value and quality ⓘ |
| notableWork | performance of "Yea, Alabama" ⓘ |
| performsAt |
Alabama Crimson Tide football games
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama Crimson Tide football
conference championship games ⓘ home football games at Bryant–Denny Stadium ⓘ postseason bowl games ⓘ select away football games ⓘ university events ⓘ university pep rallies ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
provide musical entertainment at sporting events
ⓘ
support University of Alabama athletic teams ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the most renowned college marching bands in the United States ⓘ |
| requires | audition for membership ⓘ |
| supportsTeam |
Alabama Crimson Tide football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama Crimson Tide football
other University of Alabama athletic teams ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | student performing ensemble ⓘ |
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: MDB Description of subject: MDB is the commonly used abbreviation for the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band, the school’s renowned marching band.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.