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 |
|---|---|
| Scituate, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| German New Guinea | German Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| German New Guinea | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Kolmanskop | German Empire via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Shark Island | German Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anantapur district (Madras Presidency) (parts) | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Princely State of Kalat | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Daman district | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Diu district | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Diu | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| British South Africa |
United Kingdom
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| British South Africa | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British South Africa |
United Kingdom
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| Ternate | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ternate | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anne Marbury | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Porto-Novo | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Porto-Novo | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pied-Noir | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Groton, Connecticut Colony | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tidore | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tidore | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tidore | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Benares Division | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Fogo (Cape Verde) | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dinding Islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Ouidah | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Banda Islands | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Banda Islands | Dutch East India Company via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Banda Islands | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Gorakhpur Division | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Christiansted | Denmark–Norway via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Providence Plantations | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anjouan | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mariana Islands | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Pagalu | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pagalu | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anabon | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Anabon | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| History of Charleston, South Carolina | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| History of Charleston, South Carolina | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Colonial government of Trinidad and Tobago | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Colonial government of Trinidad and Tobago | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Natal, South Africa | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Colonial Boston | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Second Rif War | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Second Rif War | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| ABC islands | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Government of Ceylon | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Punic (Carthaginian) people
surface form:
Punic people
|
Carthage via predicate surface "mainColony" ⓘ |