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 |
|---|---|
| Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg | ecclesiastical principality |
| Hanthawaddy Kingdom | historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Córdoba | former kingdom |
| Taifa of Murcia | former state |
| Kingdom of Amber | historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Jaipur | princely state |
| Kingdom of Tungning | historical state |
| Weimar Republic | historical state |
| Kingdom of Matabele | historical kingdom |
| Kingdom of Dambadeniya | historical kingdom |
| Prince-Bishopric of Passau | ecclesiastical principality |
| County of Provence | former state |
| Kingdom of Ruhuna | historical kingdom |
| Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt | ecclesiastical principality |
| County of Württemberg | former state |
| British Guiana | historical country |
| County of Anjou | principality |
| Plantagenet Empire | historical empire |
| Bishopric of Bönen | former state |
| Srivijaya Empire | historical kingdom |
| Duchy of Normandy | former state |
| Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | former grand duchy |
| Berg | former state |
| Taifa of Seville | former monarchy |
| British Empire | historical empire |
| Bishopric of Holzwickede | ecclesiastical principality |
| Baden-Durlach | former state |
| Aragon | former kingdom |
| Castile | historical kingdom |
| Nupe | former kingdom |
|
Alexandretta
surface form:
Hatay State
|
former state |
| Alawite State | former state |
| State of Damascus | former state |
| State of Aleppo | former state |
| Republic of Central Lithuania | former state |
| Republic of Pisa | medieval state |
| Bishopric of Wetter | ecclesiastical principality |
| Fulani Empire | Islamic state |
| Livonian Confederation | historical state |
|
Pieck
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
former socialist state |
|
Christine Pieck
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
former socialist state |
| United Provinces | historical state |
| First Spanish Republic | — |
|
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
surface form:
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
|
ecclesiastical principality |
| Kingdom of Cochin | princely state |
| Principality of Lucca and Piombino | former principality |
| Despotate of Dobruja | medieval state |
| Principality of Karvuna | historical state |
| Republic of Lucca | historical state |
| Holkar State of Indore | princely state |