geographicDistribution

P2178
predicate

Indicates the spatial range or area over which something occurs, exists, or is found.

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All labels observed (67)

Label Occurrences
geographicDistribution canonical 4,406
distributedIn 702
geographicCoverage 656

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: geographicDistribution
Generated description
Indicates the spatial range or area over which something occurs, exists, or is found.

Sample triples (7,809)

Subject Object
Old Age Pensions Act 1908 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
surface form: Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom)
Nuristani languages Hindu Kush ⓘ
surface form: Hindu Kush region
Protestant Christianity global via predicate surface "hasGeographicDistribution" ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches Middle East via predicate surface "geographicalDistribution" ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Europe via predicate surface "geographicalDistribution" ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches India via predicate surface "geographicalDistribution" ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches Horn of Africa via predicate surface "geographicalDistribution" ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches diaspora communities worldwide via predicate surface "geographicalDistribution" ⓘ
Accipitriformes worldwide ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages Sahel via predicate surface "geographicRange" ⓘ
surface form: Sahel region
Nilo-Saharan languages White Nile via predicate surface "geographicRange" ⓘ
surface form: Upper Nile region
Nilo-Saharan languages Lake Chad basin via predicate surface "geographicRange" ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages Great Lakes region of Africa via predicate surface "geographicRange" ⓘ
High Courts of Japan major regional cities of Japan via predicate surface "locationDistribution" ⓘ
Orinoco Basin headwaters nexus between Andes and Amazon–Orinoco lowlands via predicate surface "biogeographicalContext" ⓘ
United States Social Security system all U.S. states via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
United States Social Security system District of Columbia via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
United States Social Security system certain U.S. territories via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
Galloanserae global via predicate surface "habitatRange" ⓘ
International League eastern and central North America via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
Neo-Impressionism France via predicate surface "geographicSpread" ⓘ
Neo-Impressionism Belgium via predicate surface "geographicSpread" ⓘ
Neo-Impressionism Italy via predicate surface "geographicSpread" ⓘ
Neo-Impressionism Switzerland via predicate surface "geographicSpread" ⓘ
Neo-Impressionism United Kingdom via predicate surface "geographicSpread" ⓘ
Am Law 100 United States-based law firms via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
Fellowship Program worldwide via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
southern right whale Southern Hemisphere oceans ⓘ
Lepontic language Alpine valleys around Lake Maggiore ⓘ
Lepontic language Ticino region ⓘ
Lepontic language Lombardy ⓘ
Lepontic language Piedmont ⓘ
UNBISnet global via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
National Recreation Trail multiple U.S. states and territories via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
Altaic languages (proposed) northern Asia ⓘ
Altaic languages (proposed) central Asia ⓘ
Altaic languages (proposed) eastern Asia ⓘ
Gurians Guria ⓘ
surface form: Guria, western Georgia
Liberal Friends North America ⓘ
Liberal Friends United Kingdom ⓘ
Liberal Friends Europe ⓘ
Liberal Friends parts of Africa ⓘ
NHL
surface form: National Historic Landmark
all U.S. states via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
NHL
surface form: National Historic Landmark
District of Columbia via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
NHL
surface form: National Historic Landmark
United States territories via predicate surface "geographicCoverage" ⓘ
surface form: U.S. territories
Goidelic Ireland ⓘ
Goidelic Scotland ⓘ
Goidelic Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form: Isle of Man
Goidelic Gaeltacht regions ⓘ
Goidelic Scottish Islands ⓘ
surface form: Scottish Highlands and Islands