nearestMajorCity

P1982
predicate

Indicates that one city is the closest significant urban center to another location or city compared to all other major cities.

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All labels observed (60)

Label Occurrences
nearestMajorCity canonical 2,200
nearbyMajorCity 462
nearestLargeTown 355

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: nearestMajorCity
Generated description
Indicates that one city is the closest significant urban center to another location or city compared to all other major cities.

Sample triples (4,131)

Subject Object
Prince William Sound Anchorage ⓘ
Zuma Rock Abuja ⓘ
Beulah Valley, Colorado Pueblo, Colorado, United States ⓘ
surface form: Pueblo, Colorado
Weehawken, New Jersey New York City ⓘ
Campinas São Paulo via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
Kangaroo Island Adelaide ⓘ
Bharatpur Agra via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
Bharatpur Delhi via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
Mystic Lakes Boston, Massachusetts via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
Champaign, Illinois, United States
surface form: Champaign, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois, United States
surface form: Champaign, Illinois
Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
Champaign, Illinois, United States
surface form: Champaign, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
Côte des Bar Troyes via predicate surface "mainCityNearby" ⓘ
Wahkeena Falls Troutdale, Oregon via predicate surface "closestCity" ⓘ
Wahkeena Falls Portland, Oregon, United States via predicate surface "closestMajorCity" ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
Guimaras Iloilo City ⓘ
Government Camp, Oregon Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
Mocksville, North Carolina, United States
surface form: Mocksville, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina ⓘ
Hudson Highlands New York City ⓘ
Rhône department
surface form: Rhône (department)
Lyon via predicate surface "majorCityNearby" ⓘ
Ratnagiri Kolhapur ⓘ
Ratnagiri Mumbai ⓘ
Taquile Island Puno ⓘ
Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Sierra de Guadarrama Madrid ⓘ
Grose Valley Sydney ⓘ
Key Largo Miami ⓘ
Williamsport, Pennsylvania about 85 miles north of Harrisburg ⓘ
New Market
surface form: New Market, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
Wild Coast East London ⓘ
Wild Coast Mthatha ⓘ
Voie normale du Goûter Chamonix via predicate surface "closestMajorTown" ⓘ
surface form: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
West Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
surface form: West Caldwell, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: Newark, New Jersey
Top End Darwin ⓘ
Merrillville, Indiana Gary, Indiana via predicate surface "nearestLargeCity" ⓘ
Merrillville, Indiana Chicago, Illinois, United States via predicate surface "nearestMajorMetropolis" ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Tyrone, Georgia Atlanta via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
Calexico El Centro via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
Whitetail Resort Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Whitetail Resort Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
Quantico, Virginia Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Dudelange Luxembourg City, Luxembourg ⓘ
surface form: Luxembourg City
Tecate urban area Tijuana via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
surface form: Tijuana urban area
Tecate urban area Mexicali metropolitan area via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
surface form: Mexicali urban area
Arkavathi Bengaluru via predicate surface "nearbyMajorCity" ⓘ
Jonesboro, Georgia Atlanta ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
Bembridge Ryde via predicate surface "nearestLargeTown" ⓘ
Salmon Creek, Washington Portland ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
Rhône delta Arles via predicate surface "majorCityNearby" ⓘ
Rhône delta Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer via predicate surface "majorCityNearby" ⓘ