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 |
|---|---|
| Principality of Sedan | former principality |
| Margraviate of Moravia | former state |
| Kanem Empire | historical empire |
| Bishopric of Grevenbroich | ecclesiastical principality |
| Banswara State | princely state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg | ecclesiastical principality |
| County of Leiningen | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Kingdom of Portugal | — |
|
duc de Plaisance
surface form:
First French Empire
|
historical state |
| Savoy | historical state |
| Dominion of Canada | former political entity |
| County of Erbach | former state |
| Emirate of Córdoba | historical state |
| Duchy of Bremen | former state |
| Dungarpur State | princely state |
| Saxe-Gotha | former state |
|
Natalia
surface form:
Natalia Republic
|
historical state |
| Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic | former federal republic |
| Jhalawar State | princely state |
| Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg | ecclesiastical principality |
| Bahmani Sultanate | historical state |
| County of Isenburg | former state |
| Siberian Khanate | former state |
| County of Hohenlohe | former principality |
| Bishopric of Dormagen | ecclesiastical principality |
| Principality of Achaea | principality |
| County of Wertheim | former principality |
| Third Czechoslovak Republic | former state |
| Kingdom of Lotharingia | former kingdom |
| Kingdom of Northumbria | former kingdom |
| Democratic Federal Yugoslavia | Yugoslav state |
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | historical state |
| Al-Hasa Emirate | former state |
| Saar | former political entity |
| Bishopric of Leichlingen | ecclesiastical principality |
| Ernestine duchies | historical state |
| Zulu Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Roman Kingdom | historical state |
| Fatimid Caliphate | Islamic state |
| Kingdom of the Suebi | historical state |
| Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic | former socialist state |
| Bishopric of Burscheid | former state |
| Free State of Gotha | former state |
| County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | principality |
| Principality of Waldeck | former principality |
| Kingdom of Mysore | historical kingdom |
| Bishopric of Wermelskirchen | ecclesiastical principality |
| Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst | principality |
| Khwarazmian Empire | medieval state |
| Helvetic Republic | former state |