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 |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Italy | Italian Libya via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Italy |
Italian East Africa
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Ethiopia
|
| Kingdom of Italy |
Dodecanese
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Dodecanese Islands
|
| Mozambique | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Spanish Sahara | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Djibouti | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| John Endecott | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Tripoli | Italy via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| British Sind | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Brazzaville | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint Helena | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Papua New Guinea | Australia via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Somalia | Italy via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Somalia | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Myanmar |
Burma (until 1937)
via predicate surface "colonialName"
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
|
| British Ceylon | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint Lucia | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Saint Lucia | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Batticaloa | Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Batticaloa |
Dutch colonial empire
via predicate surface "colonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Empire
|
| Batticaloa | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dakar | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish colonization of Equatorial Guinea | Kingdom of Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Plymouth Colony | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch colonial empire | Dutch East Indies via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch colonial empire | New Netherland via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch colonial empire | Suriname via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch colonial empire | Netherlands Antilles via predicate surface "notableColony" ⓘ |
| Sudan | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Sudan | Egypt via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Tajikistan | Russian Empire via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Namibia | Germany via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Namibia | South Africa via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Antigua and Barbuda | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Cyrenaica |
Greek Antiquity
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| Cyrenaica |
Greeks
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Theran Greeks
|
| Cyrenaica | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| Honduras | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| French North Africa | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French North Africa | Algeria via predicate surface "mainColony" ⓘ |
| West Indies Federation | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| French West Africa | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cochinchina | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Hampshire | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nevis | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Nevis | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Cape Verde Islands | Portugal via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |