former capital city
C1296
concept
A former capital city is an urban center that once served as the official seat of government and administrative authority for a country or region but no longer holds that status.
All labels observed (26)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former capital city canonical | 97 |
| former colonial capital | 9 |
| historical capital | 9 |
| former state capital | 5 |
| imperial city | 5 |
| former provincial capital | 4 |
| former royal capital | 4 |
| former territorial capital | 4 |
| historical capital city | 4 |
| ancient Chinese capital | 3 |
| former political center | 3 |
| former princely state capital | 3 |
| Yuan dynasty capital | 2 |
| former Roman provincial capital | 2 |
| former administrative capital | 2 |
| former administrative centre | 2 |
| former seat of government | 2 |
| Former capital of Gondor | 1 |
| Ming dynasty capital city | 1 |
| former Cossack capital | 1 |
| former capital of Japan | 1 |
| former capital site | 1 |
| former imperial capital | 1 |
| former sultanate capital | 1 |
| عاصمة تاريخية | 1 |
| ყოფილი დედაქალაქი | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: former capital city
Generated description
A former capital city is an urban center that once served as the official seat of government and administrative authority for a country or region but no longer holds that status.
Instances (169)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Nabha | former princely state capital |
| Stari Ras | — |
| Rome (traditional) | historical capital |
| Novo-Arkhangelsk | former colonial capital |
| Somba Opu | — |
| Senkadagala | — |
| Castletown | — |
| Hsinking | — |
| Xinjing | — |
| Elizabethtown | former colonial capital |
|
Hue
surface form:
Huế
|
— |
| Burlington, Province of New Jersey | former provincial capital |
|
Joseon
surface form:
Hanseong
|
historical capital |
| Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India | former administrative centre |
| Fez | imperial city |
| Plymouth | — |
| Ancient City of Polonnaruwa | — |
| Dadu | Yuan dynasty capital |
| Khanbaliq | Yuan dynasty capital |
| Tula | — |
| Hartford, Connecticut Colony | former colonial capital |
| Pataliputra | historical capital |
| Johor Lama | — |
| Old Banten | — |
| Ternate | former sultanate capital |
| Tenochtitlan | — |
| Abomey | — |
| Cooch Behar | former princely state capital |
| Ying | historical capital |
| Osu Castle | former seat of government |
| Yinxu | — |
| Vikrampur | former political center |
| Yin | ancient Chinese capital |
| New Echota | — |
| Bagaran | — |
| Kalhu | — |
| Ani | — |
|
Port Royal
surface form:
Port Royal (Acadia)
|
former colonial capital |
| Kaskaskia, Illinois | former state capital |
| Cahaba | former state capital |
| Iol Caesarea | — |
| Haojing | historical capital |
| Virunum | former provincial capital |
|
Constantinople (probable)
surface form:
Constantinople
|
— |
| Sultaniyya | — |
| Kokand | — |
| York, Upper Canada | former colonial capital |
|
historical capital Janakpur
surface form:
Janakpur
|
— |
| Osgiliath | Former capital of Gondor |
| Ava | — |