formerDesignation

P12531
predicate

Indicates that an entity previously held a particular title, role, or designation that it no longer holds.

All labels observed (32)

Label Occurrences
formerRole 201
formerDesignation canonical 144
formerTitle 35

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: formerDesignation
Generated description
Indicates that an entity previously held a particular title, role, or designation that it no longer holds.

Sample triples (461)

Subject Object
A44 road part of former A4538 route near Evesham
C train AA train
Santa Monica Boulevard U.S. Route 66
42nd Street Shuttle S
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore via predicate surface "redesignatedAs" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Indiana Dunes National Park
Milady de Winter Anne de Breuil via predicate surface "formerTitle"
surface form: Countess de la Fère
Perth former capital of Scotland via predicate surface "formerRole"
Sayako Kuroda Princess Nori via predicate surface "formerTitle" GENERATED
GMA3 (formerly Strahan, Sara and Keke)
surface form: GMA3
Strahan, Sara and Keke via predicate surface "formerTitle"
Cupar county town of Fife via predicate surface "formerRole"
Rawalpindi temporary capital of Pakistan via predicate surface "formerRole"
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory Golden Spike National Historical Park via predicate surface "formerlyDesignatedAs"
surface form: Golden Spike National Historic Site
CBS Evening News Douglas Edwards with the News via predicate surface "formerTitle"
CBS Evening News CBS Evening News via predicate surface "formerTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
CBS Evening News CBS Evening News via predicate surface "formerTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
CBS Evening News CBS Evening News via predicate surface "formerTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
CBS Evening News CBS Evening News via predicate surface "formerTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
CBS Evening News CBS Evening News via predicate surface "formerTitle" self-linksurface differs
surface form: CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor
Zion National Park Mukuntuweap National Monument via predicate surface "originallyDesignatedAs"
R (New York City Subway service) RR
ITM
surface form: Osaka International Airport
primary international airport for Osaka via predicate surface "formerRole"
Interstate 215 in San Bernardino
surface form: Interstate 215 (California)
U.S. Route 395
surface form: U.S. Route 395 (segment)
Interstate 215 in San Bernardino
surface form: Interstate 215 (California)
Interstate 15 in California
surface form: Interstate 15E (segment)
LFPB
surface form: Paris–Le Bourget Airport
main international airport of Paris via predicate surface "formerRole"
Mike McDaniel offensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers via predicate surface "formerRole"
Mike McDaniel run game coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers via predicate surface "formerRole"
Mike McDaniel wide receivers coach for the Cleveland Browns via predicate surface "formerRole"
Mike McDaniel offensive assistant for Washington via predicate surface "formerRole"
Mike McDaniel offensive assistant for the Houston Texans via predicate surface "formerRole"
Mike McDaniel offensive assistant for the Atlanta Falcons via predicate surface "formerRole"
Rajpipla capital of Rajpipla State via predicate surface "formerRole"
Kauhava Air Base primary pilot training base of the Finnish Air Force via predicate surface "formerRole"
Justus Lipsius building main headquarters of the Council of the European Union via predicate surface "formerRole"
Justus Lipsius building main meeting venue of the Council of the European Union via predicate surface "formerRole"
Neues Deutschland official newspaper of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany via predicate surface "formerRole"
Neues Deutschland official mouthpiece of the ruling party of the German Democratic Republic via predicate surface "formerRole"
Eglinton station northern terminus of the Yonge subway via predicate surface "formerRole"
Eglinton station terminal station until 1973 via predicate surface "formerRole"
Bhisho capital of Ciskei via predicate surface "formerRole"
Murshidabad capital of the Nawabs of Bengal via predicate surface "formerRole"
New York City Subway B line IND B service
Paris Métro Line 6 part of Line 2 Sud
Plantation No. 1 Gilead, Maine via predicate surface "earlyDesignationFor"
Trowulan royal capital of the Majapahit Empire via predicate surface "formerRole"
Trowulan cultural center of the Majapahit Empire via predicate surface "formerRole"
A’ Chill main settlement of Canna via predicate surface "formerRole"
Saint-Louis, Senegal capital of French West Africa via predicate surface "formerRole"
Saint-Louis, Senegal capital of Senegal via predicate surface "formerRole"
50th Space Wing 50th Space Wing via predicate surface "redesignatedAs" self-link
New Jersey Route 31 Route 31
surface form: State Highway Route 30 (pre-1927)