wasColonyOf
P160
predicate
Indicates that one entity functioned as a colony under the political control or administration of another entity.
All labels observed (22)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| colonialPower | 864 |
| formerColonialPower | 261 |
| colonizedBy | 169 |
| formerColonyOf | 106 |
| notableColony | 68 |
| foundedColony | 65 |
| colony | 54 |
| hadColony | 42 |
| hasColony | 24 |
| includedColony | 22 |
| wasColonyOf canonical | 20 |
| colonialPossession | 19 |
| colonialName | 18 |
| formerColony | 12 |
| mainColony | 4 |
| usedToBeColonyOf | 2 |
| ItalianColonyInRegion | 1 |
| acquiredByUnitedStates | 1 |
| colonisedBy | 1 |
| earlyColonyOf | 1 |
| wasColoniaUnder | 1 |
| wasPreviouslyColonizedBy | 1 |
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: wasColonyOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity functioned as a colony under the political control or administration of another entity.
Sample triples (1,756)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Praia | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Italian Somaliland | Kingdom of Italy via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tarawa Atoll | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Laayoune | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Villa Cisneros | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saguia el-Hamra | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Barrackpore | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Gilbert Islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Gilbert Islands | British Empire via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Federation of South Arabia | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Portobelo | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Banda Oriental | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French Territory of the Afars and the Issas | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| First Portuguese Republic |
Angola
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Angola
|
| First Portuguese Republic |
Mozambique
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Mozambique
|
| First Portuguese Republic |
Guinea-Bissau
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Guinea
|
| First Portuguese Republic |
Cape Verde Islands
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Verde
|
| First Portuguese Republic | São Tomé and Príncipe via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| First Portuguese Republic | Portuguese India via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| First Portuguese Republic |
Timor-Leste
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Timor
|
| First Portuguese Republic | Macau via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Caroline Islands | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Caroline Islands | German Empire via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Portuguese America | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of France | yes via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Upper Peru | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Kingdom of Granada | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Thasos | Paros ⓘ |
| Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Zanzibar | Omani Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Zanzibar | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint-Louis, Senegal | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nagapattinam | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nagapattinam |
Dutch colonial empire
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Empire
|
| Nagapattinam | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Portuguese India | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Shan States | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Galicia | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cochimí people | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Brunei British protectorate | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch Caribbean |
Dutch colonial empire
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Empire
|
| Negombo | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Negombo | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Negombo | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Guatemala Captaincy General | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British Iraq Mandate | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Sind Province (Pakistan) | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Fort Victoria | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Legislative Council of Ceylon | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Legislative Council of Ceylon | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |