GNISFeatureClass

P9677
predicate

Indicates the categorical type or class assigned to a geographic feature in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
GNISFeatureClass canonical 1,115
hasGNISFeatureClass 277
featureClass 213

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: GNISFeatureClass
Generated description
Indicates the categorical type or class assigned to a geographic feature in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

Sample triples (1,961)

Subject Object
Ontario
surface form: Ontario, California
Populated Place ⓘ
Sherman, Texas populated place ⓘ
Bloomingdale, Illinois civil ⓘ
Upland, Pennsylvania Populated Place ⓘ
South Dennis populated place via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Sharpsburg, Georgia civil ⓘ
Saldanha Bay coastal bay via predicate surface "geographicFeatureType" ⓘ
Saldanha Bay harbour town via predicate surface "geographicFeatureType" ⓘ
Stanwood, Iowa populated place ⓘ
Elma, Iowa populated place ⓘ
Clyde Hill, Washington, United States of America
surface form: Clyde Hill, Washington
civil via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Midpines populated place via predicate surface "featureClass" ⓘ
Victorville, California populated place ⓘ
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
populated place ⓘ
Clarion
surface form: Clarion, Iowa
populated place ⓘ
Oakvale, West Virginia populated place ⓘ
Doon, Iowa populated place ⓘ
Five Corners, Washington Census designated place ⓘ
Tyrone, Georgia populated place ⓘ
Hazel Dell, Washington populated place via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Gers inland water via predicate surface "geographicFeatureClass" ⓘ
Brooks, Georgia populated place via predicate surface "featureClass" ⓘ
Clio, Alabama populated place via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Oak Grove, Missouri populated place via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Baïse river of France via predicate surface "geographicalFeatureCategory" ⓘ
Monmouth Junction populated place ⓘ
Meadow Glade, Washington populated place ⓘ
Buckner, Missouri populated place ⓘ
New Carrollton, Maryland populated place ⓘ
Spavinaw, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Spavinaw, Oklahoma
populated place ⓘ
Canby, Oregon populated place ⓘ
Lovejoy, Georgia populated place ⓘ
The Battery
surface form: The Battery (Charleston)
coastal waterfront via predicate surface "geographicFeatureType" ⓘ
Glen Echo, Maryland populated place via predicate surface "GNISClassification" ⓘ
Peach Springs, Arizona populated place via predicate surface "featureClass" ⓘ
Salem, New Hampshire populated place ⓘ
Hazleton, Indiana, United States
surface form: Hazleton, Indiana
populated place ⓘ
Stephens County, Oklahoma civil ⓘ
Keytesville, Missouri, United States
surface form: Keytesville, Missouri
populated place via predicate surface "geographicFeatureClass" ⓘ
Westville, Florida populated place via predicate surface "featureClass" ⓘ
George, Iowa populated place ⓘ
New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: New Brighton, Pennsylvania
populated place ⓘ
Town of Krugerville, Texas civil ⓘ
Wilsonville, Alabama populated place via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Cove Gap, Pennsylvania populated place via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Croton Falls, New York populated place ⓘ
Hamilton
surface form: Hamilton, Georgia
populated place via predicate surface "featureClass" ⓘ
Hoosick Falls, New York populated place via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Millinocket, Maine populated place via predicate surface "hasGNISFeatureClass" ⓘ
Siler City, North Carolina populated place ⓘ