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 |
|---|---|
| British Guiana | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mauritius | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mauritius | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mauritius | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Mauritius | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Hispaniola | Spain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Hispaniola | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "earlyColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Seychelles | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Seychelles | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| New England Colonies | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| New England Colonies | Great Britain via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Orange Free State | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonizedBy" ⓘ |
| Sarawak | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| United Provinces | global colonial empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Guinea-Bissau | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Danish colonial empire | Denmark via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Danish colonial empire | Denmark–Norway via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Odisha (parts) | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Bombay Island | British Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint Croix | Denmark via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint Croix | France via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint Croix | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saint Croix |
Knights Hospitaller
via predicate surface "formerColonialPower"
ⓘ
surface form:
Knights of Malta
|
| Tripolitania | Italy via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Malawi | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Comoros | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Nauru | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Suriname | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Jamestown | Kingdom of England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Stono Rebellion | Province of South Carolina via predicate surface "colony" ⓘ |
| Fort Orange | Dutch West India Company via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Annaba | France ⓘ |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Saba | Dutch West India Company via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Saba | Netherlands via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Dorchester Company fishing outpost | England via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Christmas Island | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Annobón | Portugal via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Annobón | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| New Providence | United Kingdom via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |
| Tinian | Spain via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tinian | Germany via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Tinian | Japan via predicate surface "formerColonialPower" ⓘ |
| Former French Concession | France via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Former French Concession | French Third Republic via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish America | Crown of Castile via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Spanish America | Spanish Empire via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Federation of Malaya | United Kingdom via predicate surface "colonialPower" ⓘ |
| Senegal | France via predicate surface "formerColonyOf" ⓘ |