Archer City, Texas, United States
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Archer City, Texas, United States is a small North Texas town best known as the hometown of novelist Larry McMurtry and the inspiration for his book and film "The Last Picture Show."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archer City, Texas, United States canonical | 3 |
| Archer City, Texas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12686621 — 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: Archer City, Texas, United States Context triple: [Larry McMurtry, placeOfBirth, Archer City, Texas, United States]
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A.
Del Rio, Texas
Del Rio, Texas is a border city in southwest Texas along the Rio Grande, known as a regional hub for trade, law enforcement, and federal government activity.
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B.
Alvarado, Texas
Alvarado, Texas is a small historic city in North Texas known as the oldest city in Johnson County and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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C.
San Antonio, Texas, United States
San Antonio is a major city in south-central Texas known for its rich colonial history, the Alamo mission, and its vibrant River Walk along the San Antonio River.
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D.
Seguin, Texas, United States
Seguin is a small historic city in south-central Texas, United States, known for its German heritage and location along the Guadalupe River.
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E.
Van Horn, Texas
Van Horn, Texas is a small town in far West Texas that serves as a regional crossroads and gateway community along major highways and near the Chihuahuan Desert.
- 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: Archer City, Texas, United States Target entity description: Archer City, Texas, United States is a small North Texas town best known as the hometown of novelist Larry McMurtry and the inspiration for his book and film "The Last Picture Show."
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A.
Del Rio, Texas
Del Rio, Texas is a border city in southwest Texas along the Rio Grande, known as a regional hub for trade, law enforcement, and federal government activity.
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B.
Alvarado, Texas
Alvarado, Texas is a small historic city in North Texas known as the oldest city in Johnson County and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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C.
San Antonio, Texas, United States
San Antonio is a major city in south-central Texas known for its rich colonial history, the Alamo mission, and its vibrant River Walk along the San Antonio River.
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D.
Seguin, Texas, United States
Seguin is a small historic city in south-central Texas, United States, known for its German heritage and location along the Guadalupe River.
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E.
Van Horn, Texas
Van Horn, Texas is a small town in far West Texas that serves as a regional crossroads and gateway community along major highways and near the Chihuahuan Desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.