former French colony
C854
concept
A former French colony is a territory that was once governed or administered by France as part of its overseas empire but has since gained independence or undergone a change in political status.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former French colony canonical | 18 |
| French colonial settlement | 7 |
| former colonial territory | 6 |
| French colony | 4 |
| former French colonial territory | 4 |
| former protectorate | 4 |
| French colonial territory | 3 |
| former French protectorate | 2 |
| French colonial possession | 1 |
| constituent territory of French Indochina | 1 |
| former French colonial federation | 1 |
| successor to the French colonial 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 French colony
Generated description
A former French colony is a territory that was once governed or administered by France as part of its overseas empire but has since gained independence or undergone a change in political status.
Instances (49)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| French India | — |
| French Equatorial Africa | French colonial territory |
| French Indochina | — |
| French North Africa | former colonial territory |
| Tonkin | former French protectorate |
| French West Africa | former French colonial federation |
| British South Africa | former colonial territory |
| Protectorate of Annam | former protectorate |
| Louisburg | French colonial settlement |
| Illinois Country | former French colonial territory |
| Pays d'en Haut | — |
| Louisbourg | — |
| French Guinea | — |
| French protectorate of Tunisia | former protectorate |
| Ubangi-Shari | — |
| Louisiana Territory | — |
| Colony of Dahomey | French colony |
| Acadia | — |
| Île Royale | — |
| New France | French colonial territory |
| French Union | successor to the French colonial empire |
| Fort Caroline | French colonial settlement |
| Middle Congo | — |
| Oubangui-Chari | — |
|
Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island)
surface form:
Île Saint-Jean
|
— |
| French Mauritius | French colonial territory |
| Kwang-Chou-Wan | — |
| French colony of Saint-Domingue | French colony |
| Ville-Marie, New France | French colonial settlement |
| French colony of Acadia | French colony |
| Spanish Pacific territories | former colonial territory |
| French Algeria | — |
| Saint-Christophe | — |
|
France Antarctique colony
surface form:
France Antarctique
|
French colonial settlement |
| Port-Royal (Acadia) | French colonial settlement |
| Portuguese America | former colonial territory |
| Protectorate of Cambodia within French Indochina | former protectorate |
| Brunei British protectorate | former protectorate |
| La Prairie, New France | French colonial settlement |
| French Zone of Morocco | former French protectorate |
| Provincia de Ifni | former colonial territory |
| Ste. Geneviève | French colonial settlement |
| French Ubangi-Shari | former French colonial territory |
|
Upper Country of New France (former French territory)
surface form:
Upper Country of New France
|
former French colonial territory |
|
Yersin
surface form:
French Indochina
|
— |
| Chandannagar | — |
|
Ubangi-Shari territory
surface form:
Ubangi-Shari
|
former French colonial territory |
| Nam Kỳ | — |
| New Guinea (British sphere, historically limited) | former colonial territory |