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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. IsraeliSettlement Israeli settlement The collection of all Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> established and has held since the end of the <font color="#ff0000">#$Arab-IsraeliWar-1967</font>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> formally withdrew its settlements from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> and ended its military occupation of Gaza on September 12, 2005. Israeli settlements Israeli settlement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString Israeli settlement IsraeliSettlement The collection of all Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> established and has held since the end of the <font color="#ff0000">#$Arab-IsraeliWar-1967</font>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> formally withdrew its settlements from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> and ended its military occupation of Gaza on September 12, 2005. Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL ResidentialTerrainFeatureType type of residential terrain feature A collection of collections, a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwNIHSJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ResidentialTerrainFeatureType</a> are collections of constructed sites amenable for human beings to reside at. Also included are collections of structures of significant importance, whether functional or physical, that are found in such sites. Village A subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv33BppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Village</a> consists of a small cluster of buildings located in a rural area. Most of the buildings are typically residents' houses; others might include shops, schools, churches, and the like. Many residents of a village typically work in the surrounding coutryside (say as farmers). Since <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv33BppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Village</a> is a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> (q.v.), an instance must in some way be self-governed. village Israeli settlement IsraeliSettlement The collection of all Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> established and has held since the end of the <font color="#ff0000">#$Arab-IsraeliWar-1967</font>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> formally withdrew its settlements from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> and ended its military occupation of Gaza on September 12, 2005. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvrt5kZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">collectionIntersection</a> of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLjlAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalThing</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjTtJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Place</a> (q.v.). place that is also a geographical thing GeographicalPlace populated area PopulatedPlace A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjTtJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Place</a> or area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population, including cities, settlements, towns, and villages. It does not include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpUkODiTeQdeOKa7WVhv52A" class="cyc_term">Locale</a>s. SpatiallyDisjointObjectType type of object whose instances do not physically overlap A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is a collection C of spatial things (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjpUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatialThing</a>), where each of the spatial things in C is spatially disjoint with the other spatial things in C. <p/> For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>, since dogs do not spatially overlap. Even pregnant dogs do not spatially overlap the pups they bear; rather, pregnant dogs contain their unborn pups. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvW4n1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CompactDisc_Audio</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwR7UWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetaryBody</a>. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjlE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointRegionType</a> (a collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>). wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name controlled territory A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViiHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ControlledLand</a> is a geopolitical entity that is at least partially controlled by some other instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. Furthermore, the instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViiHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ControlledLand</a> is not a geopolitical sub-division (see the predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvfGaTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">geopoliticalSubdivision</a>s) of the power that controls it. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViiHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ControlledLand</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PuertoRico</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjvp5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bermuda</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVitOZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Guadeloupe_TheDependency</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwRbQbpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tibet</a>. ControlledLand A subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ro3lluGJHQdiVxrZReHS-jQ" class="cyc_term">EnduringThing_Localized</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViAxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalThing</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> has a tangible (i.e. material) part and a temporal extent (i.e. it exists in time). It might or might not also have an intangible part. For example, a particular copy of a book is made of matter, has temporal extent, and also has an intangible part: the information content of the text markings on its pages. tangible thing PartiallyTangible