usedToBeCalled

P5877
predicate

Indicates that an entity previously had a different name or title than the one it currently has.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
usedToBeCalled canonical 18
previouslyCalled 4
wasCalled 2

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: usedToBeCalled
Generated description
Indicates that an entity previously had a different name or title than the one it currently has.

Sample triples (25)

Subject Object
Angus Forfarshire ⓘ
Office of Public Engagement Office of Public Engagement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Office of Public Liaison
UTF-32 UCS-4 via predicate surface "wasPreviouslyCalled" ⓘ
Medina Yathrib via predicate surface "wasCalled" ⓘ
Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg via predicate surface "wasCalled" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sverdlovsk
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science Louis E. Levy Medal in Physics (as part of earlier Franklin Institute awards reorganization context) via predicate surface "previouslyCalled" ⓘ
VA community living centers VA community living centers via predicate surface "previouslyCalled" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: VA nursing homes
Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union Yekaterinburg until 1924 via predicate surface "previouslyCalled" ⓘ
Faya-Largeau Largeau ⓘ
Chief of the Defence Staff
surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff (Romania)
Chief of the Defence Staff of Romania ⓘ
surface form: Chief of the General Staff (Romania)
Abemama Atoll Abemama ⓘ
surface form: Apamama
Abemama Atoll Abemama ⓘ
surface form: Abamama
Abemama Atoll Hopper Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Regional State
Lord Lieutenant of Forfarshire Lord Lieutenant of Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Queen's Bench Division Court of King’s Bench via predicate surface "previouslyCalled" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cavalla Neapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cavalla Christoupolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Workers' Socialist Federation East London Federation of the Suffragettes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bujumbura Usumbura NERFINISHED ⓘ
Black Gate Porta Martis (possibly, in late antiquity) NERFINISHED ⓘ
archaeological area of Motya Motya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Truk Islands Truk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Truk Islands Ruk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Calzada Tacuba Calzada México-Tacuba NERFINISHED ⓘ