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 |
|---|---|
| Lordship of Mechelen | former polity |
|
Dhrol
surface form:
Dhrol State
|
princely state |
| dissolution of Yugoslavia | state dissolution |
| Duchy of Athens | former monarchy |
| Germiyan | medieval state |
| Kingdom of Nepal | — |
| Wankaner State | princely state |
| Kingdom of Scotland | — |
| Baria State | princely state |
| Lunawada State | princely state |
| Sant State | princely state |
| Anuradhapura Kingdom | historical state |
| Balasinor State | princely state |
| Patdi State | princely state |
| Russian Empire | former empire |
| Beylik of Saruhan | former principality |
|
Bhavsinhji Gohil
surface form:
Bhavnagar State
|
princely state |
| Kingdom of Wei (Three Kingdoms, regional capital) | historical state |
| Chhota Udaipur State | princely state |
| Bogd Khanate of Mongolia | historical state |
| Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz | ecclesiastical principality |
| Tibetan Empire | historical empire |
|
Kingdom of Prussia (by birth)
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
— |
| Duchy of Bouillon | former state |
| Oude | former princely state |
| Kingdom of Gelgel | historical kingdom |
| Devgadh Baria State | princely state |
| Ali Rajpur State | princely state |
| Prince-Archbishopric of Trier | ecclesiastical principality |
| Islamic Nubian polities | Islamic state |
| Kingdom of Manipur | historical kingdom |
| Moldavia | former state |
|
Maria of Bulgaria
surface form:
First Bulgarian Empire
|
medieval state |
|
Austria and Hungary
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
|
— |
| Mahdist Sudan | Islamic state |
| Grand Duchy of Baden | former state |
|
Czech Republic and Slovakia
surface form:
Czechoslovakia
|
— |
| Kingdom of Jaén | historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Iceland | — |
| Ife Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Burundian monarchy | former monarchy |
| Kolathunadu | historical kingdom |
| Danubian Bulgaria | medieval state |
| Palatinate-Kleeburg | German principality |
| Grand Duchy of Berg | former state |
| Kingdom of Seville | former kingdom |
| Hokuzan | historical kingdom |
| Icelandic Commonwealth | historical state |
| Free Imperial City of Speyer | former polity |
| Kingdom of Westphalia | former kingdom |