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
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
Operation Market Garden Operation Market Garden
surface form: Market Garden
Battles of Lexington and Concord shot heard round the world
Massachusetts General Court Massachusetts state legislature
surface form: Massachusetts Legislature
Times Square The Crossroads of the World
Times Square The Crossroads of the World
surface form: The Center of the Universe
Times Square Times Square
surface form: The Great White Way
New York Giants G-Men via predicate surface "hasNickname"
New York Giants Big Blue via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
KC via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
City of Fountains via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
Heart of America via predicate surface "hasNickname"
School of Arts and Sciences
surface form: School of Arts and Sciences (University of Pennsylvania)
University of Pennsylvania
surface form: Penn Arts & Sciences
School of Arts and Sciences
surface form: School of Arts and Sciences (University of Pennsylvania)
SAS
Allies of World War II United Nations
surface form: United Nations (wartime alliance)
Washington metropolitan area Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area
Washington metropolitan area Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Washington, DC metropolitan area
Washington metropolitan area Washington metropolitan area
surface form: National Capital Region
Grand Union Flag Continental Colors
Grand Union Flag Grand Union Flag
surface form: Congress Flag
Grand Union Flag Grand Union Flag
surface form: Cambridge Flag
Grand Union Flag Grand Union Flag
surface form: First Navy Ensign
War of the Spanish Succession Queen Anne's War
War of the Spanish Succession War of the Spanish Succession
surface form: Guerra de Sucesión Española
War of the Spanish Succession War of the Spanish Succession
surface form: Guerre de Succession d'Espagne
Claude Shannon father of information theory via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Florida Florida via predicate surface "hasNickname"
surface form: Sunshine State
Fiestas Patrias Fiestas Patrias
surface form: Fiestas Patrias de Chile
Fiestas Patrias Dieciocho
Fiestas Patrias Fiestas de la Independencia
Cabinet of the United States Cabinet of the United States
surface form: United States Cabinet
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Food and Fuel Control Act
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Lever Food Control Act
Indo-European language family Indo-European language family via predicate surface "alternativeName"
surface form: Indo-European
Indo-European language family Indo-European language family via predicate surface "alternativeName"
surface form: Indo-European languages
Stanley Cup The Cup via predicate surface "hasNickName"
Stanley Cup Stanley Cup via predicate surface "hasNickName"
surface form: Lord Stanley’s Cup
Stanley Cup The Holy Grail of hockey via predicate surface "hasNickName"
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. via predicate surface "alternateTitle"
surface form: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Washington Irving Geoffrey Crayon via predicate surface "pseudonym"
Washington Irving Diedrich Knickerbocker via predicate surface "pseudonym"
Washington Irving Geoffrey Crayon via predicate surface "pseudonym"
surface form: Jonathan Oldstyle
Mark Twain Mark Twain via predicate surface "pseudonym"
1906 San Francisco earthquake 1906 San Francisco earthquake
surface form: Great San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake 1906 San Francisco earthquake
surface form: Great 1906 San Francisco earthquake
North American Cordillera North American Cordillera
surface form: Western Cordillera of North America
North American Cordillera North American Cordillera
surface form: North American Cordilleran System
Station HYPO United States Navy
surface form: Fleet Radio Unit, Pacific (FRUPAC)
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
surface form: Allied Supreme Headquarters in Europe
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you"
surface form: John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address