hasDesignation

P974
predicate

Indicates that an entity holds or is assigned a specific title, label, or formal designation.

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All labels observed (115)

Label Occurrences
hasDesignation canonical 1,953
designatedAs 561
selfDesignation 409

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: hasDesignation
Generated description
Indicates that an entity holds or is assigned a specific title, label, or formal designation.

Sample triples (5,777)

Subject Object
Yupik Yupiit via predicate surface "selfDesignation" ⓘ
Sitka National Historical Park National Historical Parks of the United States ⓘ
surface form: National Historical Park
Seto Inland Sea Setonaikai National Park via predicate surface "designatedAs" ⓘ
surface form: Setonaikai National Park core area
International Preliminary Examining Authority World Intellectual Property Organization via predicate surface "isDesignatedBy" ⓘ
International Preliminary Examining Authority PCT via predicate surface "isDesignatedBy" ⓘ
surface form: PCT Assembly
Dumfries and Galloway council area
surface form: Dumfries and Galloway
Wigtown ⓘ
surface form: Wigtown Book Town
Quaoar Quaoar via predicate surface "catalogDesignation" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: (50000) Quaoar
Varuna 2000 WR106 via predicate surface "hasProvisionalDesignation" ⓘ
Salvadoran Highway CA-1 CA-1 ⓘ
Lake Naivasha Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ
surface form: Ramsar site
20000 Varuna 20000 Varuna via predicate surface "provisionalDesignation" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 2000 WR106
(15760) 1992 QB1 (15760) 1992 QB1 via predicate surface "provisionalDesignation" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 1992 QB1
Dzongkha de jure national language via predicate surface "hasOfficialStatus" ⓘ
Dzongkha de jure working language via predicate surface "hasOfficialStatus" ⓘ
Deschutes River National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units ⓘ
surface form: National Wild and Scenic River (in part)
Box Hill National Trust ⓘ
surface form: National Trust countryside estate
Ansar Dine terrorist organization via predicate surface "designatedAs" ⓘ
Title XII – Electricity Electric Reliability Organization via predicate surface "designates" ⓘ
South Metropolitan Cemetery conservation area ⓘ
South Metropolitan Cemetery heritage site of local importance ⓘ
Naminoue Shrine ichinomiya of Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency via predicate surface "designates" ⓘ
surface form: Department of Homeland Security as the lead civilian cybersecurity agency
Viscount Powerscourt of Powerscourt via predicate surface "hasTerritorialDesignation" ⓘ
River Trail
surface form: River Trail (Great Falls Park)
non-motorized use via predicate surface "isDesignatedFor" ⓘ
Parque Nacional Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan national park of Mexico via predicate surface "isDesignatedAs" ⓘ
University of Texas at El Paso Hispanic-serving institution via predicate surface "isDesignatedAs" ⓘ
University of Texas at El Paso minority-serving institution via predicate surface "isDesignatedAs" ⓘ
AB Alberta via predicate surface "designates" ⓘ
supernova SN 1954J
surface form: SN 1954J
supernova SN 1954J via predicate surface "catalogDesignation" self-link ⓘ
surface form: SN 1954J
41 (Independent) Commando Royal Marines 41 (Independent) Commando Royal Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 41 (Indep) Cdo RM
Allison T56 turboprop
surface form: Allison T56
Allison 501 via predicate surface "civilDesignation" ⓘ
Covas do Douro Douro Demarcated Region via predicate surface "hasUNESCODesignation" ⓘ
surface form: Alto Douro Wine Region
Dewey (Culebra town)
surface form: Dewey
seat of municipal government of Culebra via predicate surface "hasOfficialStatus" ⓘ
LMS Black Five Class 5MT via predicate surface "operatorClassDesignation" ⓘ
Victoria Tower Gardens public park ⓘ
15th Infantry Regiment 15th Infantry Regiment self-link ⓘ
Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint state scenic viewpoint ⓘ
Kenwood
surface form: Kenwood, California
Sonoma Valley AVA via predicate surface "hasWineRegionDesignation" ⓘ
Kenwood
surface form: Kenwood, California
Sonoma County, California via predicate surface "hasWineRegionDesignation" ⓘ
surface form: Sonoma County wine region
Belizean Creole recognized language in Belize via predicate surface "hasOfficialStatus" ⓘ
Sotho Lesotho via predicate surface "hasOfficialStatusIn" ⓘ
Sotho South Africa via predicate surface "hasOfficialStatusIn" ⓘ
Kiribati people Kiribati people via predicate surface "selfDesignation" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: I-Kiribati
E-3 Sentry E-3 ⓘ
Mexica Mexica via predicate surface "selfDesignation" self-link ⓘ
Santay Island Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ
surface form: Ramsar wetland of international importance
Cerro de la Estrella national park ⓘ
National Film Preservation Act of 1988 Library of Congress as administrator of the National Film Registry via predicate surface "designates" ⓘ
Mount Keen area popular Munro ascent area ⓘ
River Rouge Area of Concern in the Great Lakes via predicate surface "designatedAs" ⓘ
surface form: Area of Concern on the Great Lakes under the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement