alsoKnownAs

P39
predicate

Indicates that one entity is an alternative name, alias, or designation for another entity.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
alsoKnownAs canonical 93,690
hasAlternativeName 26,393
alternativeName 8,852

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: alsoKnownAs
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is an alternative name, alias, or designation for another entity.

Sample triples (152,447)

Subject Object
Painted Ladies
surface form: Painted Ladies (San Francisco)
Painted Ladies via predicate surface "isAlsoKnownAs"
surface form: Postcard Row
Painted Ladies
surface form: Painted Ladies (San Francisco)
Seven Sisters via predicate surface "isAlsoKnownAs"
Zzyzx, California Zzyzx, California via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Zzyzx
Zzyzx, California Zzyzx, California via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa
Squaw Valley Squaw Valley via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Olympic Valley
Northern Nevada Northern Nevada via predicate surface "hasNickname"
surface form: Reno–Tahoe region
Big Sur region of California Big Sur region of California
surface form: Big Sur
Lynx IEEE 1394
Lynx IEEE 1394
surface form: FireWire
Lynx i.LINK
Lynx DV port
Western Front
surface form: Western Front (World War II)
Western Front
surface form: Western European Front (World War II)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: Fall of the Philippines
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942)
Operation Barbarossa Unternehmen Barbarossa
Operation Torch Operation Torch
surface form: Allied invasion of French North Africa
Battle of France Battle of France
surface form: Fall of France
Battle of Singapore Battle of Singapore
surface form: Fall of Singapore
World War I World War I
surface form: First World War
World War I World War I
surface form: The Great War
MBTA the T via predicate surface "hasNickName"
U.S. Route 50 The Loneliest Road in America via predicate surface "hasNickname"
British Empire British Empire
surface form: British colonial empire
George Washington Bridge GWB
George Washington Bridge George Washington
San Francisco Civic Auditorium San Francisco Civic Auditorium
surface form: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Corvallis, Oregon Heart of the Valley via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Magnificent Mile Magnificent Mile
surface form: The Mag Mile
United States Armed Forces United States Armed Forces
surface form: U.S. Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces United States Armed Forces
surface form: US Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces United States Armed Forces
surface form: U.S. military
AMBA
surface form: Association of MBAs
AMBA accreditation
Hyperloop concept Hyperloop concept
surface form: Hyperloop
Route 2 (Massachusetts) Mohawk Trail (in western Massachusetts)
Route 2 (Massachusetts) Concord Turnpike (in the Boston suburbs)
Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE)
surface form: Magellan Echellette Spectrograph
MagE via predicate surface "alternateName"
Old High German Althochdeutsch via predicate surface "alternativeName"
Herbert George Wells Herbert George Wells
surface form: H. G. Wells
European Higher Education Area European Higher Education Area
surface form: EHEA
HM Treasury Treasury
surface form: The Treasury
Bank of England Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
Home Office Home Department
Home Office https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
surface form: UK Home Office
His Majesty’s Government HMG
His Majesty’s Government UK government
surface form: UK Government
His Majesty’s Government UK government
surface form: British Government
Commons House of Commons of the United Kingdom via predicate surface "alsoUsedAsNameFor"
Household Division Guards Division (informal for Foot Guards element) via predicate surface "hasNickname"
The Troubles The Troubles
surface form: Northern Ireland conflict
Treaty of Vereeniging Treaty of Vereeniging
surface form: Peace of Vereeniging