former sovereign state
C397
concept
A former sovereign state is a political entity that once possessed full independence and international recognition as a nation but has since lost that status through dissolution, merger, annexation, or other political change.
All labels observed (66)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former state | 268 |
| historical state | 245 |
| historical kingdom | 122 |
| princely state | 119 |
| former monarchy | 84 |
| ecclesiastical principality | 79 |
| former principality | 72 |
| state of the Holy Roman Empire | 72 |
| principality | 68 |
| medieval state | 66 |
| former sovereign state canonical | 60 |
| former kingdom | 51 |
| former political entity | 50 |
| historical empire | 41 |
| historical country | 36 |
| Islamic state | 35 |
| former polity | 28 |
| khanate | 21 |
| former princely state | 12 |
| German state | 10 |
| historical German state | 10 |
| former empire | 9 |
| breakaway state | 8 |
| former socialist state | 8 |
| German principality | 7 |
| Polish state | 6 |
| Caliphate | 4 |
| historical political entities | 4 |
| pre-Columbian state | 4 |
| Afghan state | 3 |
| Bulgarian state | 3 |
| European great power | 3 |
| former federal republic | 3 |
| interwar state | 3 |
| state dissolution | 3 |
| Balkan country | 2 |
| Balkan state | 2 |
| Habsburg territory | 2 |
| former grand duchy | 2 |
| historical sovereign state | 2 |
| Cold War state | 1 |
| Former country | 1 |
| Former state | 1 |
| Historical state | 1 |
| Landgraviate | 1 |
| Yugoslav state | 1 |
| city-state under League of Nations protection | 1 |
| constituent kingdom of Spain | 1 |
| ehemaliger Staat | 1 |
| former Central American state | 1 |
| former government of France | 1 |
| former independent Boer republic | 1 |
| former maritime republic | 1 |
| former monarchy territory | 1 |
| former superpower | 1 |
| historical republic | 1 |
| multi-ethnic polity | 1 |
| povijesna politička jedinica | 1 |
| predecessor state of Germany | 1 |
| predecessor state of Russia | 1 |
| predecessor state of the Ottoman Empire | 1 |
| predecessor state of the Republic of South Africa | 1 |
| predecessor state of the United States of America | 1 |
| semi-autonomous city-state | 1 |
| short-lived communist state | 1 |
| successor state of the Roman Empire | 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 sovereign state
Generated description
A former sovereign state is a political entity that once possessed full independence and international recognition as a nation but has since lost that status through dissolution, merger, annexation, or other political change.
Instances (1,416)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Orchha State | princely state |
| Wajo | historical kingdom |
| Soppeng | former kingdom |
| Kingdom of Tambora | historical kingdom |
| Albret | former principality |
| Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim | ecclesiastical principality |
| Kolhapur State | princely state |
| interwar Republic of Estonia | interwar state |
| Samthar State | princely state |
| Old Great Bulgar Khanate | historical state |
| Kushan Empire | historical empire |
| Reuss-Lobenstein | principality |
| Reuss-Köstritz | principality |
| Republic of Reuss | former state |
| Kingdom of Chimor | pre-Columbian state |
| Thomond | former polity |
| Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek | former state |
| Schaumburg-Lippe | former principality |
| Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | former state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Fulda | ecclesiastical principality |
| County of Reuss | former state |
| Kingdom of Kashgar | historical kingdom |
| Duchy of Zähringen | former state |
| United Provinces of New Granada | historical state |
| Reuss-Greiz | principality |
| Blambangan | historical kingdom |
| Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg | principality |
| Sultanate of Deli | former monarchy |
| Reuss-Schleiz | principality |
|
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
surface form:
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
|
— |
| Saxe-Merseburg | former state |
| Saxe-Weissenfels | former state |
| Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg | former state |
| Reuss-Ebersdorf | former principality |
| PDRY | — |
| Gran Colombia | — |
| Crimean Khanate | historical state |
| Kingdom of Wessex | former monarchy |
| Limbdi State | princely state |
| Wadhwan State | princely state |
| Chuda State | princely state |
| Wankaner | former princely state |
| Duchy of Guelders | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| First Malagasy Republic | historical state |
| Transjordan | former political entity |
| Wadhwan | former princely state |
| Duchy of Anjou | former political entity |
| Kingdom of Montenegro | historical country |
|
Virpur
surface form:
Virpur State
|
princely state |
|
Yuanzhen
surface form:
Yuan dynasty
|
historical state |