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 |
|---|---|
| Rhodesia | historical country |
| Bishopric of Jülich | ecclesiastical principality |
|
Texas and Mexico
surface form:
Republic of Texas
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— |
| Captaincy General of the Philippines | former political entity |
| North Macedonia | Balkan country |
| Irish Free State | — |
| Duchy of Holstein | historical state |
| Lordship of Piombino | former state |
| Principality of Neuchâtel | former principality |
| Bishopric of Bonn | ecclesiastical principality |
| Prince-Bishopric of Constance | ecclesiastical principality |
| Kingdom of Cyprus | former monarchy |
| Rus' | medieval state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Basel | ecclesiastical principality |
| Aceh Sultanate | Islamic state |
| United Arab Republic | — |
| Bishopric of Düsseldorf | ecclesiastical principality |
| Ayutthaya Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Dutch Republic | — |
| Duchy of Magdeburg | former principality |
| Vijayanagara Empire | historical empire |
| Pasai Sultanate | historical state |
| Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) | historical kingdom |
| Duchy of Cleves | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Bishopric of Duisburg | ecclesiastical principality |
| Anatolian beyliks | medieval state |
| County of Montbéliard | former state |
| Duchy of Westphalia | former state |
| Sultanate of Pahang | Islamic state |
| Gelre | former state |
| Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | former political entity |
| Landgraviate of Hesse | principality |
| Electorate of Cologne | ecclesiastical principality |
| Riau-Lingga | former monarchy |
| Kota State | princely state |
| Union of Rajasthan princely states | former political entity |
| Duchy of Urbino | — |
| Bishopric of Dortmund | ecclesiastical principality |
| Princely State of Kalat | princely state |
| Bishopric of Hagen | ecclesiastical principality |
| Uyghur Khaganate | historical empire |
| Boer Republic of Natalia | historical state |
| Kara-Khanid Khanate | khanate |
| Bishopric of Utrecht | former state |
| Vladimir-Suzdal | predecessor state of Russia |
| Strathclyde | former kingdom |
| Second Czechoslovak Republic | former state |
| Principality of Catalonia | former principality |
| Svobodno tržaško ozemlje | — |
| Emirate of Abdelkader | Islamic state |