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 |
|---|---|
| Western Roman Empire | former empire |
| Beylik of Germiyan | former state |
| Principality of Grubenhagen | principality |
| Sultanate of Nejd | historical state |
| Jhansi State | princely state |
| Southern Ireland | former political entity |
| East Turkestan Republic | former state |
| Kingdom of Serbia (Ottoman) | historical state |
| Princely State of Rajkot | princely state |
| Kingdom of Germany | historical state |
| Principality of Göttingen | principality |
| Bishopric of Middelburg | ecclesiastical principality |
| Indore State | princely state |
|
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
surface form:
Kingdom of Kandy
|
historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Wajo | historical kingdom |
|
Jam Raval
surface form:
Nawanagar State
|
princely state |
| Andorra | principality |
| Shivpuri | former princely state |
| Kingdom of Soppeng | historical kingdom |
| Principality of Orange | former principality |
| DDR | ehemaliger Staat |
| Nawanagar State | princely state |
| Ryukyu Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Lippe | former principality |
| Sikh Empire | historical empire |
| Nanda Empire | historical state |
| Shunga Empire | historical empire |
| Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | former political entity |
| Kingdom of Naples | former kingdom |
| Ottoman Beylik | predecessor state of the Ottoman Empire |
| Mongol Empire | historical empire |
| Duchy of Jülich | former state |
| Bishopric of Helmond | former polity |
| Austro-Hungarian Empire | — |
| Porbandar State | princely state |
| Second Spanish Republic | — |
| Gondal | former princely state |
|
the Soviet Union was committed to expanding its influence
surface form:
Soviet Union
|
former superpower |
| Kingdom of Hereti | former monarchy |
| People's Democratic Republic of Yemen | — |
| Duchy of Ferrara | — |
| Kingdom of Sicily | historical kingdom |
| Duchy of Prussia | former state |
| Nazi Germany | historical country |
| Second Reich | historical state |
| Second Polish Republic | historical country |
| Durrani Empire | historical empire |
| Kingdom of Sardinia | historical state |
| Bishopric of Aachen | ecclesiastical principality |
| Duchy of Oldenburg | former state |