But, on somewhat arbitrary grounds, all nations,.
For example, most geographical places clearly belong to the named entity category. It should also be noted that entites or concepts in the gray zone may be treated both as a named entity and a subject concept.. But, on somewhat arbitrary grounds, all nations, countries, states and provinces were assigned as subject concepts so that they would act as classes with other entities mapped to them.
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