mainSettlement

P13187
predicate

Indicates that one settlement serves as the primary or most important settlement associated with a given area, region, or administrative unit.

All labels observed (41)

Label Occurrences
mainSettlement canonical 254
notableSettlement 147
mainTown 111

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: mainSettlement
Generated description
Indicates that one settlement serves as the primary or most important settlement associated with a given area, region, or administrative unit.

Sample triples (903)

Subject Object
Rapa Nui people Hanga Roa
Witney Witney self-link
Persian Jews Tehran
Persian Jews Isfahan
Persian Jews Shiraz, Iran
surface form: Shiraz
Persian Jews Hamadan
Persian Jews Yazd
Greenlandic Norse Eastern Settlement
Greenlandic Norse Western Settlement
Great Andamanese Strait Island via predicate surface "currentMainSettlement"
Havasupai people Supai, Arizona via predicate surface "principalSettlement"
Indians in South Africa Durban via predicate surface "majorSettlementCity"
Indians in South Africa Pietermaritzburg via predicate surface "majorSettlementCity"
Indians in South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa via predicate surface "majorSettlementCity"
surface form: Johannesburg
Indians in South Africa Cape Town via predicate surface "majorSettlementCity"
New Hampshire Colony Portsmouth via predicate surface "primarySettlement"
New Hampshire Colony Dover via predicate surface "primarySettlement"
New Hampshire Colony Exeter via predicate surface "primarySettlement"
New Hampshire Colony Hampton via predicate surface "primarySettlement"
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Kirkcaldy
Petsamo, Finland Liinahamari via predicate surface "hadMainSettlement"
Ogasawara Islands Omura on Chichijima
North West Norfolk King's Lynn
Swains Island Taulaga
Italian American New York City via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Italian American Boston, Massachusetts via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
surface form: Boston
Italian American Philadelphia via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Italian American Chicago, Illinois, United States via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
surface form: Chicago
Italian American Newark via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Italian American Providence via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Italian American Cleveland via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Italian American San Francisco via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Italian American New Orleans via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Yorta Yorta people Cummeragunja via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
surface form: Cummeragunja Mission
Icelandic Canadians New Iceland via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Icelandic Canadians Gimli, Manitoba via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Icelandic Canadians Riverton, Manitoba via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Icelandic Canadians Hecla Island, Manitoba via predicate surface "notableSettlement"
Robinson Crusoe Island San Juan Bautista
Chinijo Archipelago Caleta de Sebo via predicate surface "hasMainSettlementOn"
County of Nassau-Weilburg Weilburg via predicate surface "hasCentralSettlement"
Oregon Country Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
surface form: Fort Vancouver
Oregon Country Oregon City, Oregon
surface form: Oregon City
Ssese Islands Kalangala via predicate surface "mainTown"
Penobscot people Indian Island, Maine
Chinese Malaysians Kuala Lumpur
Chinese Malaysians Penang
Chinese Malaysians Ipoh
Chinese Malaysians Johor Bahru
Chinese Malaysians Malacca
surface form: Malacca City