fictional setting
C13224
concept
A fictional setting is an imagined world or environment, with its own locations, cultures, and rules, in which the events of a story take place.
All labels observed (52)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fictional setting canonical | 43 |
| fictional school | 40 |
| fictional high school | 30 |
| narrative setting | 26 |
| fictional fortress | 23 |
| fictional dimension | 16 |
| fictional historical era | 16 |
| television series setting | 10 |
| fantasy world | 7 |
| dramatic setting | 5 |
| fictional culture | 5 |
| dystopian setting | 4 |
| speculative setting | 3 |
| fictional garden | 2 |
| fictional scene | 2 |
| fictional secondary school | 2 |
| fictional territory | 2 |
| setting in a science fiction novel | 2 |
| setting in a work of fiction | 2 |
| setting in science fiction literature | 2 |
| setting of a work of fiction | 2 |
| superhero setting | 2 |
| Dungeons & Dragons setting | 1 |
| FictionalSocioCulturalSetting | 1 |
| cosmic horror setting | 1 |
| fairy-tale setting | 1 |
| fan-developed fictional setting | 1 |
| fantasy land | 1 |
| fictional land | 1 |
| fictional location in the United States | 1 |
| fictional location stand-in | 1 |
| fictional school setting | 1 |
| fictional setting collection | 1 |
| fictional sub-area | 1 |
| fictional virtual world | 1 |
| horror fiction setting | 1 |
| human culture in fiction | 1 |
| imagined setting | 1 |
| metaphysical setting | 1 |
| military fiction setting | 1 |
| region in fiction | 1 |
| setting in Stephen King works | 1 |
| setting in a fantasy novel series | 1 |
| setting in a horror novel | 1 |
| setting in a novel series | 1 |
| setting in a science fiction work | 1 |
| setting in fantasy literature | 1 |
| setting in fiction | 1 |
| setting in horror fiction | 1 |
| setting in the Cthulhu Mythos | 1 |
| steampunk setting | 1 |
| thriller fiction setting | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
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: fictional setting
Generated description
A fictional setting is an imagined world or environment, with its own locations, cultures, and rules, in which the events of a story take place.
Instances (271)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mewni | fictional dimension |
| Rydell High School | fictional high school |
| Danville | setting of a work of fiction |
| Lowood School | fictional school |
| The Grid | fictional virtual world |
| Narnia | fantasy world |
| The Unit universe | military fiction setting |
| Dillon High School | fictional high school |
|
East High School
surface form:
East High School (High School Musical)
|
fictional high school |
| Hill Valley High School | fictional high school |
| New England Comics universe | superhero setting |
| Era of the First Order–Resistance conflict | fictional historical era |
| Blisk | — |
| Out-World | fictional dimension |
| End-World | setting in a novel series |
| Macroverse | fictional dimension |
| Innsmouth | setting in horror fiction |
| Plateau of Leng | setting in the Cthulhu Mythos |
| Los Angeles (future dystopian version) | dystopian setting |
| Los Angeles (Elysium universe) | dystopian setting |
|
the Towers of the Teeth
surface form:
Towers of the Teeth
|
fictional fortress |
| Netherrealm | fictional dimension |
| Themysciran | fictional culture |
| Neptune High School | fictional high school |
| The Four Kingdoms | region in fiction |
| Interregnum era of the Galactic Empire | fictional historical era |
| Springfield Elementary School | fictional school |
| Barad-dûr | fictional fortress |
|
“Celebration (After Billy’s Capture)”
surface form:
Celebration (After Billy’s Capture)
|
fictional scene |
|
caves of steel (enclosed megacity)
surface form:
Caves of Steel
|
setting in a science fiction work |
| Spacer era | fictional historical era |
| Foundation era | fictional historical era |
| Dimension Aqua | fictional dimension |
|
haunted Overlook Hotel
surface form:
Overlook Hotel
|
setting in a horror novel |
| State of Maine (fictional setting) | — |
| Capeside High School | fictional high school |
| The Secret Kingdom of Melodia | narrative setting |
| Shuchiin Academy | fictional high school |
|
afterlife high school
surface form:
Afterlife High School
|
fictional school setting |
|
planet Solaria
surface form:
Solaria
|
setting in a work of fiction |
| Hawkins High School | fictional high school |
| planet Solaris | setting in a science fiction novel |
| Dark Dimension | fictional dimension |
| Dream Dimension | fictional dimension |
| Third Age of Middle-earth | fictional historical era |
| Dol Guldur | fictional fortress |
| Chaos Dimension | fictional dimension |
| a post-apocalyptic Boston | — |
| The Pleasure of His Company universe | narrative setting |
| St. Nicholas Catholic School in the Bronx | fictional school |