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 |
|---|---|
|
South America (offshore Caribbean island near Venezuela)
surface form:
Bonaire
|
Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Apalachee | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| 1954 Constitution | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Rio Muni | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Rio Muni | Spanish Guinea via predicate surface "colonialName" ⓘ |
| Lozi people | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pomeroon | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Pomeroon |
Zeeland chamber directors of the Dutch West India Company
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Zeeland chamber of the Dutch West India Company
|
|
Dutch Tobago (intermittently)
surface form:
Dutch Tobago
|
Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch Tortuga (intermittently) | Dutch West India Company via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Gilbert and Ellice Islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Prussian Gold Coast |
Prussia
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| Ross Island | Adélie penguin colonies via predicate surface "hasColony" ⓘ |
| Ross Island | Emperor penguin colonies via predicate surface "hasColony" ⓘ |
| Baler, Tayabas, Captaincy General of the Philippines | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nupe | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Alawite State | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Greater Lebanon | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Burzenland |
Teutonic Order
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Teutonic Knights
|
| Burzenland | Transylvanian Saxons via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Republic of Pisa | Corsica via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Republic of Pisa | Sardinia via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Republic of Pisa | Balearic Islands via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Republic of Pisa | Mahdia via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Jabal Druze State | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Jesselton | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Unangan people | Russian Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Ambracia | Corinth via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Leucas | Corinth via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Cap-Français | Kingdom of France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Richard Bellingham | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
|
Bithoor, near Kanpur, British India
surface form:
Bithoor
|
British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Chalcidian Greeks | Naxos (Sicily) via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Chalcidian Greeks | Catania via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Chalcidian Greeks | Leontini via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Chalcidian Greeks | Rhegion via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Chalcidian Greeks | Zankle via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Chalcidian Greeks | Himera via predicate surface "foundedColony" ⓘ |
| Corcyra | Corinth via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia | Kingdom of Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| AOI | Italy via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Italian East African lira | Italy via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Province of Burma | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Province of Burma | British Crown via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| island of Saint Kitts | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| island of Saint Kitts | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| Bardia | Italy via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |