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
Philadelphia largest city in Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia county seat of Philadelphia County ⓘ
Philadelphia major port city ⓘ
Philadelphia major cultural center ⓘ
Philadelphia major educational center ⓘ
Philadelphia major medical center ⓘ
Philadelphia major economic hub ⓘ
Chelsea, Massachusetts
linked to: Chelsea
small city ⓘ
White House Chief of Staff most senior political appointee in the White House via predicate surface "isUsually" ⓘ
United States Statutes at Large source for codification in the United States Code via predicate surface "relationship" ⓘ
Birmingham, Alabama
linked to: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
largest city in Alabama by population ⓘ
Independence, Missouri
linked to: Independence, Missouri, United States
county seat of Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ
First Lady of the United States spouse of the sitting president via predicate surface "isUsually" ⓘ
Los Alamos, New Mexico county seat of Los Alamos County ⓘ
Pico de Orizaba tallest volcano in North America ⓘ
Pico de Orizaba tallest mountain in Mexico ⓘ
Pico de Orizaba third-highest peak in North America ⓘ
Chemnitz independent city ⓘ
Chemnitz urban district ⓘ
Chemnitz one of the largest cities in Saxony ⓘ
San Jose major technology hub ⓘ
San Jose innovation hub ⓘ
San Jose economic center of Silicon Valley ⓘ
San Jose largest city in Northern California by population ⓘ
San Jose third-largest city in California by population ⓘ
San Jose one of the largest cities in the United States ⓘ
Charles de Gaulle Airport largest international airport in France ⓘ
Charles de Gaulle Airport major European aviation hub ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
largest city in Tennessee by population ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee ⓘ
Dubai major global city ⓘ
Dubai regional business hub ⓘ
Dubai regional financial hub ⓘ
Dubai luxury tourism destination ⓘ
Alpha and Omega last letter of the Greek alphabet via predicate surface "omegaIs" ⓘ
Eureka, California
linked to: Eureka
historic coastal city ⓘ
Eureka, California
linked to: Eureka
regional cultural center ⓘ
Eureka, California
linked to: Eureka
regional economic center ⓘ
Oslo major cultural center of Norway ⓘ
Oslo major economic center of Norway ⓘ
Oslo major governmental center of Norway ⓘ
3rd Generation Partnership Project global collaboration of telecommunications organizations ⓘ
Kanesville Council Bluffs, Iowa via predicate surface "isNow" ⓘ
linked to: Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
Beirut capital and largest city of Lebanon ⓘ
HRK voluntary association ⓘ
Old Trafford one of the largest club football stadiums in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Old Trafford one of the largest football stadiums in England ⓘ
Busan second-largest city in South Korea ⓘ
Busan major international port ⓘ
Busan one of the busiest container ports in the world ⓘ