Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: German colonial empire | Statement: [Mandated Islands, predecessor, German colonial empire]

Target entity: German colonial empire
Context triple: [Mandated Islands, predecessor, German colonial empire]

• A. German colonial empire chosen
  The German colonial empire was the overseas territories controlled by Germany from the late 19th century until World War I, including possessions in Africa, the Pacific, and China.
• B. European colonial empires
  European colonial empires were vast overseas dominions established and controlled by European powers from the early modern period onward, characterized by territorial conquest, resource extraction, and political domination of colonized regions across the globe.
• C. German Kamerun
  German Kamerun was a German colonial territory in Central Africa from the 1880s until World War I, encompassing much of present-day Cameroon and parts of neighboring countries.
• D. German Empire
  The German Empire was a unified German nation-state that existed from 1871 to 1918 under Prussian-dominated imperial rule, culminating in its defeat in World War I.
• E. British Empire
  The British Empire was a vast global colonial empire dominated by Britain that, at its height, controlled territories on every inhabited continent and profoundly shaped modern political, economic, and cultural history.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.