formerDistrict

P20255
predicate

Indicates that one entity previously served as a district of another entity but no longer holds that status.

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All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
formerDistrict canonical 51
locatedInFormerDistrict 25
partOfFederalDistrict 12

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: formerDistrict
Generated description
Indicates that one entity previously served as a district of another entity but no longer holds that status.

Sample triples (118)

Subject Object
Tirupati Chittoor district ⓘ
Gera Bezirk Gera via predicate surface "locatedInFormerDistrict" ⓘ
Alexandria County yes (before 1846) via predicate surface "partOfFederalDistrict" ⓘ
Alexandria County no (after 1847) via predicate surface "partOfFederalDistrict" ⓘ
Kakinada East Godavari district ⓘ
Champaran Bihar via predicate surface "formerDistrictOf" ⓘ
Bowdon Urban District Altrincham area via predicate surface "locatedInFormerDistrict" ⓘ
linked to: Altrincham
Newry Newry and Mourne District Council via predicate surface "formerLocalGovernmentUnit" ⓘ
linked to: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
New Romney Shepway via predicate surface "formerGoverningDistrict" ⓘ
Smidovich Far Eastern Federal District via predicate surface "partOfFederalDistrict" ⓘ
Cynon Valley Mid Glamorgan via predicate surface "wasDistrictOf" ⓘ
Bridgnorth municipal borough via predicate surface "formerDistrictStatus" ⓘ
Bridgnorth urban district via predicate surface "formerDistrictStatus" ⓘ
Bridgnorth non-metropolitan district via predicate surface "formerDistrictStatus" ⓘ
Gerrards Cross South Bucks District via predicate surface "previousDistrict" ⓘ
Ayodhya Assembly constituency Faizabad district via predicate surface "locatedInFormerDistrict" ⓘ
linked to: Faizabad
Combe Florey Taunton Deane ⓘ
Combe Florey Somerset West and Taunton ⓘ
Buteshire Strathclyde (post-1975 context for most of its area) via predicate surface "locatedInFormerDistrict" ⓘ
linked to: Strathclyde
Potters Bar
linked to: Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England
Potters Bar Urban District via predicate surface "locatedInFormerDistrict" ⓘ
linked to: Potters Bar
Filey Borough of Scarborough via predicate surface "formerAdministrativeDistrict" ⓘ
linked to: Scarborough Borough Council
Oberbaum Bridge Friedrichshain via predicate surface "districtBeforeReform" ⓘ
Oberbaum Bridge Kreuzberg via predicate surface "districtBeforeReform" ⓘ
Wellingborough Borough of Wellingborough ⓘ
linked to: Wellingborough
Massachusetts 14th congressional district true via predicate surface "isFormerDistrict" ⓘ
Spremberg Bezirk Cottbus via predicate surface "locatedInFormerDistrict" ⓘ
Bangor, County Down North Down Borough ⓘ
linked to: Ards and North Down district
Carrickfergus Carrickfergus Borough Council ⓘ
Sullurpeta Nellore district ⓘ
Kholmogorsky District Northwestern Federal District via predicate surface "partOfFederalDistrict" ⓘ
Château-Salins arrondissement of Château-Salins via predicate surface "formerArrondissement" ⓘ
Tynedale Tynedale District via predicate surface "formerLocalGovernmentDistrict" ⓘ
Arfon Gwynedd County Council via predicate surface "formerDistrictOf" ⓘ
linked to: Gwynedd Council
Itarsi Hoshangabad district ⓘ
Chard Chard Urban District ⓘ
Udaipur, Tripura
linked to: Udaipur
South Tripura district ⓘ
Sokol Northwestern Federal District via predicate surface "partOfFederalDistrict" ⓘ
Daventry Daventry District via predicate surface "hasFormerDistrict" ⓘ
linked to: Daventry
Rushden East Northamptonshire ⓘ
linked to: North Northamptonshire
Corby Corby Borough via predicate surface "formerDistrictStatus" ⓘ
linked to: Corby
Newtyle Tayside region via predicate surface "locatedInFormerDistrict" ⓘ
linked to: Tayside
Plesetsk Northwestern Federal District via predicate surface "partOfFederalDistrict" ⓘ
Cheboksary Volga Federal District via predicate surface "partOfFederalDistrict" ⓘ
Norton-on-Derwent Ryedale via predicate surface "districtFormer" ⓘ
Nawton Ryedale District ⓘ
linked to: Ryedale
Quebec East true via predicate surface "formerElectoralDistrict" ⓘ
Karvetinagaram Chittoor district ⓘ
Vadamalapeta Chittoor district ⓘ
Varadaiahpalem Chittoor district ⓘ
Nindra Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh via predicate surface "locatedInFormerDistrict" ⓘ
linked to: Chittoor district