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 |
|---|---|
| northern elephant seal | Guadalupe Island, Mexico via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| northern elephant seal |
San Miguel Island
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
San Miguel Island, California
|
| Pulicat | Portugal ⓘ |
| Pulicat | Netherlands ⓘ |
| Pulicat | England ⓘ |
| Tranquebar | Denmark–Norway via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Novo-Arkhangelsk | Russia via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Karwar | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Karwar | British Empire via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Chiloé Archipelago | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Independence of Tanganyika | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Independence of Tanganyika |
Great Britain
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| Somaliland | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Somaliland |
Somaliland
via predicate surface "colonialName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
British Somaliland
|
| Kingdom of Iraq | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tanganyika | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Aeolis | Aeolian Greeks from mainland Greece via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Dodoma | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dodoma | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| T’ai Federation | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch Mauritius | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| independence of Laos | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Marquesas Islands | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Federated Malay States | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Río de la Plata region | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| East Bengal and Assam | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Bengal famine of 1943 | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ville-Marie | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Proclamation of Independence of Peru | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Berbera | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Chumash people | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Swahili Coast | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Swahili Coast |
Oman
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Omani Sultanate
|
| Burlington, Province of New Jersey | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Yap Islands | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Yap Islands | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Yap Islands | Japan via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Yap Islands |
United States of America
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Portuguese Gold Coast | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| History of Santiago, Chile | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Treaty of Paris (1803) | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Bréda plantation | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish conquest of Cuba | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish conquest of Cuba | Crown of Castile via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| northern gannet |
Bass Rock
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bass Rock, Scotland
|
| northern gannet |
St Kilda
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
St Kilda, Scotland
|
| northern gannet |
Cape St. Mary’s
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape St. Mary’s, Newfoundland
|