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 |
|---|---|
| French colonial empire |
Haiti
via predicate surface "notableColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
|
| Benghazi | Kingdom of Italy via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| British Malaya | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ethiopia | none (largely avoided long-term European colonization) via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Jamaica | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Jamaica | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Manila | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Manila |
United States of America
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Goa | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Haitian Revolution | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch settlers | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgium via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
via predicate surface "colonialName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Congo
|
| Sicily |
Greek Antiquity
via predicate surface "formerColonyOf"
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| Sicily | Carthage via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Malaysia | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Rapa Nui people | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Rapa Nui people | Chile via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Equatorial Guinea | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Burma (until 1937) | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Burma (until 1937) | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Macau | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Macau | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ajmer-Merwara | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
|
Hong Kong, China
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Fascist Italy |
Libya
via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Libya
|
| Fascist Italy | Italian East Africa via predicate surface "colonialPossession" ⓘ |
| Fascist Italy |
Italian East Africa
via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Eritrea
|
| Fascist Italy |
Italian East Africa
via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Somaliland
|
| Fascist Italy |
Italian East Africa
via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Ethiopia
|
| Fascist Italy |
Dodecanese
via predicate surface "colonialPossession"
ⓘ
surface form:
Dodecanese Islands
|
| Colony of Aden | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Morant Bay | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Port Harcourt | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Luanda | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Portuguese Ceylon |
Portugal
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Portugal
|
| West Africa | France via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| West Africa | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| West Africa | Portugal via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| West Africa | Germany via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| West Africa | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Angola | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Angola | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Viceroyalty of New Granada | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mauritania | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Fiji | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Italy |
Italian East Africa
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Eritrea
|
| Kingdom of Italy | Italian Somaliland via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |