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 |
|---|---|
| Cambodia | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Protectorate of Annam | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tuvalu | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Coast Miwok | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| George Burroughs | Massachusetts Bay Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| New Hampshire Colony | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Hampshire Colony | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Patuxet | Plymouth via predicate surface "colonialName" ⓘ |
| Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt | New Netherland via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Korean Peninsula |
Japan
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| Chad | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| East Jersey | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| West Jersey | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Aden | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| Niger | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| North Carolina | Kingdom of Great Britain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Bandung | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Wushe Incident | Japan via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Cameroon | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Cameroon | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Dominion of Canada | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mongolia | Qing dynasty via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Ghana | Gold Coast via predicate surface "formerColony" ⓘ |
| New Holland | Dutch Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Rwanda | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Rwanda | Belgium via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| United Provinces of Agra and Oudh | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Dutch colonial government | Dutch East Indies via predicate surface "mainColony" ⓘ |
| Dutch colonial government | Netherlands via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| William Brewster | Plymouth Colony via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Sierra Leone |
Sierra Leone
via predicate surface "colonialName"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
British Sierra Leone
|
| Sierra Leone | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Solomon Islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Tonkin | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Natal | British Empire via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Natal |
Afrikaners
via predicate surface "colonizedBy"
ⓘ
surface form:
Boers
|
| British Virgin Islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Ceuta | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ceuta | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Melilla | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| German Empire | German East Africa via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| German Empire |
Namibia
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
German South-West Africa
|
| German Empire |
Cameroon
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kamerun
|
| German Empire |
Togo
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Togoland
|
| German Empire | German New Guinea via predicate surface "hadColony" ⓘ |
| German Empire |
Samoa
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
German Samoa
|
| German Empire |
Qingdao
via predicate surface "hadColony"
ⓘ
surface form:
Qingdao (Kiautschou Bay concession)
|
| Paramaribo | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Ionia | Greek settlers via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Uruguay | Spain via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |