is

P637
predicate

Indicates that two entities are equivalent, share an attribute, or stand in a specified state or relation to each other.

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All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
is canonical 2,981
relationship 1,414
are 97

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: is
Generated description
Indicates that two entities are equivalent, share an attribute, or stand in a specified state or relation to each other.

Sample triples (4,626)

Subject Object
Brno cultural centre ⓘ
Brno educational centre ⓘ
Brno industrial centre ⓘ
Wichita, Kansas, United States
surface form: Wichita, Kansas
largest city in Kansas ⓘ
Wichita, Kansas, United States
surface form: Wichita, Kansas
regional center for aviation manufacturing ⓘ
Lublin major cultural center in eastern Poland ⓘ
Lublin major academic center in eastern Poland ⓘ
Lublin major economic center in eastern Poland ⓘ
Košice second-largest city in Slovakia ⓘ
Košice important cultural center of Slovakia ⓘ
Košice important economic center of eastern Slovakia ⓘ
Brillouin zone Brillouin zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wigner–Seitz cell in reciprocal space
Muhaqqaq script black ink via predicate surface "ink" ⓘ
Inverness administrative centre of the Highland council area ⓘ
Inverness cultural centre of the Scottish Highlands ⓘ
Port of Shanghai world’s busiest container port ⓘ
Port of Shanghai major global shipping hub ⓘ
Port of Shanghai major global logistics hub ⓘ
Sittingbourne industrial town ⓘ
Sittingbourne commuter town ⓘ
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) oldest active-duty infantry unit in the U.S. Army ⓘ
STS-125 final Space Shuttle servicing mission to Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
Koman languages closely related via predicate surface "are" ⓘ
Koman languages lesser-known languages via predicate surface "are" ⓘ
Koman languages geographically contiguous via predicate surface "are" ⓘ
Koman languages mutually not fully intelligible via predicate surface "are" ⓘ
University of Barcelona one of the oldest universities in Spain ⓘ
University of Barcelona one of the most prestigious universities in Spain ⓘ
Shymkent one of the largest cities in Kazakhstan ⓘ
Shymkent one of the most populous cities in Kazakhstan ⓘ
Apple M2 Ultra ARMv8-A via predicate surface "ISA" ⓘ
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York
surface form: Fort Greene Park
major neighborhood green space ⓘ
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York
surface form: Fort Greene Park
historic urban park ⓘ
Huangpu District historic core of Shanghai ⓘ
Huangpu District commercial core of Shanghai ⓘ
Huangpu District political center of Shanghai ⓘ
Huangpu District cultural center of Shanghai ⓘ
Huangpu District financial center of Shanghai ⓘ
Sarnia industrial city ⓘ
Mombasa major coastal city in Kenya ⓘ
Mombasa key regional port ⓘ
Mombasa historic trading hub ⓘ
Mombasa
surface form: Port of Mombasa
largest seaport in East Africa ⓘ
Port Louis main economic center of Mauritius ⓘ
Port Louis main political center of Mauritius ⓘ
Port Louis main cultural center of Mauritius ⓘ
Port Louis key regional port in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
University of Khartoum oldest university in Sudan ⓘ
University of Khartoum one of the most prestigious universities in Sudan ⓘ
Parnassus Heights main campus neighborhood of the University of California, San Francisco ⓘ