former German colony
C20131
concept
A former German colony is a territory that was once under the political control and administration of the German Empire or later German states, but has since gained independence or come under another sovereignty.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former German colony canonical | 6 |
| German colonial territory | 2 |
| German colonization of the Americas | 1 |
| German colony | 1 |
| former German colonial concession | 1 |
| former German colonial possession in China | 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: former German colony
Generated description
A former German colony is a territory that was once under the political control and administration of the German Empire or later German states, but has since gained independence or come under another sovereignty.
Instances (12)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Togoland region
surface form:
Togoland
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| German Kamerun | — |
| German East Africa | — |
| German New Guinea | German colony |
| Mandated Islands | — |
| Tsingtao | former German colonial concession |
| Kiautschou Bay concession | German colonial territory |
| German concession in Hankou | former German colonial possession in China |
| Pacific Mandate territories | — |
| Kiaochow | German colonial territory |
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German South-West Africa was later administered as a League of Nations mandate by the Union of South Africa
surface form:
German South-West Africa
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| Welser concession in Venezuela | German colonization of the Americas |