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 |
|---|---|
| Anne Bradstreet | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Cabinda | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Locrians | Locri Epizephyrii via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Treaty of Saigon (1862) | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Corisco | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Corisco | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Ubangi-Shari territory
surface form:
Ubangi-Shari
|
France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Swan River Colony | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration | Australia via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nam Kỳ | France via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Santa Isabel | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Asmara | Italy via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kiribati people | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Gorée Island | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Gorée Island | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Gorée Island | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Gorée Island | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Chandannagar | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of Togoland under French administration | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of Togoland under British administration | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Río de Oro | Kingdom of Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Danish West India Company |
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
via predicate surface "hasColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Thomas
|
| Danish West India Company | Saint John via predicate surface "hasColony" ⓘ |
| Danish West India Company | Saint Croix via predicate surface "hasColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch Coromandel | Dutch East India Company via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French Ubangi-Shari | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French Ubangi-Shari | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| AEF | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pomo | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| British West Africa | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Mandlay prison
surface form:
Mandalay Prison
|
United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Mandlay prison
surface form:
Mandalay Prison
|
British India
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| Italian Libya | Italy via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Italian Libya | Kingdom of Italy via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Barrackpore incident of 1857 | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Somers Isles | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint-Louis | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Kyrenaïkē
surface form:
Kyrenaikē
|
Thera ⓘ |
| Lourenço Marques | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pomo people | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Dutch Angola | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch Bengal | Dutch East India Company via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Elobey Grande | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch America | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pavonia | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Congo Free State | Belgium via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| northern elephant seal | Año Nuevo State Park, California via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| northern elephant seal |
San Simeon, California
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Piedras Blancas, California
|