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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. Historic region on the eastern shore of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjs6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediterraneanSea</a> comprising the territory of modern <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> and the territories it captured from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViFz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Jordan_TheNation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> in 1967 and still occupies after the 1970s. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrr_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Palestine_Region</a> includes the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvZGnY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianWestBankAndGaza</a>], but not the portions of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViLeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lebanon</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj7c5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Syria</a>, e.g. the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvy5uTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GolanHeights</a>, occupied by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a>. Palestine-Region the region of Palestine more Palestinian Palestine most Palestinian the Holy Land Palestinian Palestine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-Palestine-noun-2 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 geographical region A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLjlAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalThing</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkDZZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SurfaceRegion_Tangible</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> is a tangible spatial region that includes some piece of the surface of a planet (usually <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkL_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetEarth</a>), and may be represented on a map of the planet. This includes purely topographical regions like mountains and underwater spaces, places defined by demographics (e.g. language areas) and territory otherwise demarcated (e.g. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPvi0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TimeZone</a>s). In &quot;dualist&quot; geopolitical contexts (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvnCA15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DualistGeopoliticalMt</a>, instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a> are also considered to be instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>. <p/> In all cases the region in question must contain some tangible component with which it is possible to make physical contact. The instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> contrast in this respect with the instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvc-YsJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalThing_Intangible</a>, which are wholly intangible. <p/> Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjOO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RockyMountainStates_USRegion</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv9tl95wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAustralia</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViO4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SinaiPeninsula</a>, and -- in &quot;dualist&quot; geopolitical contexts -- <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViC4ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">YaleUniversity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViBlpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfPittsburghPA</a>. Some important types of regions are represented by the sub-collections <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj3CJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LanguageArea</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPvi0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TimeZone</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWdbEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PostalCodeRegion</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjKJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EcologicalRegion</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP2CrJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionSite</a>, and -- in &quot;dualist&quot; geopolitical contexts -- <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. No instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> are wholly indoor locations. GeographicalRegion Historic region on the eastern shore of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjs6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediterraneanSea</a> comprising the territory of modern <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> and the territories it captured from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViFz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Jordan_TheNation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> in 1967 and still occupies after the 1970s. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrr_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Palestine_Region</a> includes the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvZGnY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianWestBankAndGaza</a>], but not the portions of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViLeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lebanon</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj7c5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Syria</a>, e.g. the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvy5uTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GolanHeights</a>, occupied by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a>. Palestine-Region the region of Palestine MiddleEast-Region This is the actual land region of Asia and northeastern Africa known as the Middle East. the Middle East The Planet Earth PlanetEarth Earth 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 seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI EasternContinent The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a> (q.v.) in the eastern hemisphere. It includes the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjtJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAfrica</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQwyMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurasia</a> (which is further subdivided into the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjddJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>) as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjNiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">geographicalSubRegions</a>. the Old World An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkLu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Continent</a>. Most of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> lies in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjP15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EasternHemisphere_Region</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> is bordered on the east by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjgu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PacificOcean</a> (although some groups of islands in the Pacific -- for example, the chain of islands that make up <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Japan</a> -- are also part of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a>), on the west by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjddJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>, and on the north by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArcticOcean</a>. The southern boundary of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> includes the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjt7JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArabianPeninsula</a>. ContinentOfAsia Asia The northern half of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkL_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetEarth</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjPjpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NorthernHemisphere_Region</a> is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj2hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalHemisphere</a> that includes all of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjowpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Spain</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Japan</a>, in the area between the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzQjJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EarthsEquator</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzRiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AxialNorthPoleOfEarth</a>. NorthernHemisphere-Region the Northern Hemisphere BT broaderTerm <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> <b>TERM1</b> <b>TERM2</b>)</code> means that <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is <i>broader</i> than <code><b>TERM1</b></code>, in an extremely general sense of &quot;broader&quot;. For example, <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code><b>TERM1</b></code> if any of the following hold:<br><br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection that subsumes <code><b>TERM1</b></code>; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection that has <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as an instance; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as parts; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> has <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as a part; <br><br> This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> <b>TERM1</b> <b>TERM2</b>)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. The half of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkL_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetEarth</a> from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwRFVJJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrimeMeridian_Greenwich</a> eastward to 180 degrees east longitude. the Eastern Hemisphere EasternHemisphere-Region Eurasia Eurasia: a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkLu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Continent</a>. ContinentOfEurasia Historic region on the eastern shore of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjs6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediterraneanSea</a> comprising the territory of modern <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> and the territories it captured from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViFz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Jordan_TheNation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a> in 1967 and still occupies after the 1970s. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrr_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Palestine_Region</a> includes the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvZGnY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianWestBankAndGaza</a>], but not the portions of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViLeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lebanon</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj7c5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Syria</a>, e.g. the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvy5uTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GolanHeights</a>, occupied by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a>. Palestine-Region the region of Palestine 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