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 |
|---|---|
| Isenburg-Grenzau | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Ptolemaic Judea | former polity |
| First Philippine Republic | historical state |
| Isenburg-Wied | former state |
| Free City of Danzig | semi-autonomous city-state |
| Isenburg-Kempenich | former state |
| Crimean People’s Republic | former state |
| Principality of Löwenstein-Wertheim | former principality |
| Isenburg-Cleberg | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Isenburg-Arnfels | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
|
Rani Nagal Devi
surface form:
Bikaner State
|
princely state |
| Norman states in Southern Italy | medieval state |
| Kingdom of Württemberg | former kingdom |
| Isenburg-Philippseich | Former state |
| Kingdom of Hanover | former kingdom |
| County of Loon | former principality |
| County of Ravensberg | former state |
| Isenburg-Meerholz | former state |
| Isenburg-Marienborn | former state |
| Duchy of Opava | former state |
| Kingdom of the East Angles | former monarchy |
| Crown of Castile | historical kingdom |
| Nassau-Idstein | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Duchy of Verden | former state |
| Kingdom of Croatia | historical kingdom |
| Duchy of Burgundy | medieval state |
| Isenburg-Wächtersbach | former state |
| Isenburg-Birstein | former state |
|
Rao Kishan Singh
surface form:
Kishangarh State
|
princely state |
| Duchy of Oświęcim | former state |
| Electorate of Hanover | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Hunnic Empire | historical empire |
|
principality of Hohenlohe
surface form:
Principality of Hohenlohe
|
former principality |
| Kingdom of Yatenga | former monarchy |
| Duchy of Zator | historical state |
| Hohenlohe-Langenburg | principality |
| Hohenlohe-Waldenburg | principality |
|
Kösingen, Kingdom of Württemberg
surface form:
Kingdom of Württemberg
|
historical kingdom |
| AEF | former political entity |
| Prince-Bishop of Münster | ecclesiastical principality |
| Confederate States of America | breakaway state |
| Principality of Uglich | former state |
| Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück | ecclesiastical principality |
| Principality of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky | former state |
| West Germany | — |
| Kingdom of Poland | historical state |
| Masalit Sultanate | historical state |
|
Fur Sultanate (historical)
surface form:
Fur Sultanate
|
historical state |
| County of Bar | principality |
| Duchy of Oleśnica | former state |