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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolution of Czechoslovakia | state dissolution |
| Free City of Bremen | former state |
| Landgraviate of Hesse-Hanau | former principality |
| Principality of Lippe | former principality |
|
ADR
surface form:
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
|
— |
|
Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances)
surface form:
Tibetan Empire
|
historical empire |
| Third Reich | historical state |
| Kazakh Khanate | historical state |
| Saxony-Meiningen | former state |
| Sweden–Norway | former state |
| Maurya Empire | historical state |
| Duchy of Mantua | historical state |
|
Livonia, a historical region in Europe
surface form:
Livonia
|
former political entity |
| Bishopric of Lüdenscheid | ecclesiastical principality |
| Freier Volksstaat Württemberg | German state |
| Catalan domains in Greece | medieval state |
| Middle Francia | former kingdom |
| County of Mansfeld | former state |
| Lower Lorraine | former political entity |
| Saxony-Altenburg | former state |
| Italian Republic (Napoleonic) | historical state |
| Kingdom of Kent | former monarchy |
| Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Bishopric of Iserlohn | ecclesiastical principality |
| Rajpipla State | princely state |
| Princely State of Swat | princely state |
| Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach | principality |
| Ijebu Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Taifa of Toledo | former monarchy |
| Kingdom of Sussex | former monarchy |
| Anhalt-Cöthen | principality |
| Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg | ecclesiastical principality |
|
Laupheim, Kingdom of Württemberg
surface form:
Kingdom of Württemberg
|
former kingdom |
| Ava Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Dvaravati | historical kingdom |
| Principality of Hungary | former principality |
| Kingdom of Essex | former monarchy |
| County of Guelders | former state |
| New Hebrides Condominium | former political entity |
| Thaton Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | — |
| Bishopric of Menden | ecclesiastical principality |
| Calenberg | principality |
| Kingdom of Burma | historical kingdom |
| Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg | ecclesiastical principality |
| Bishopric of Fröndenberg | former state |
| French First Republic | — |
| German Empire | — |
| Occupied Enemy Territory South | former political entity |
| Kingdom of Sitawaka | historical kingdom |