PROPER NOUN


Meaning of PROPER NOUN in English

(also ˌproper ˈname ) noun

( grammar ) a word that is the name of a person, a place, an institution, etc. and is written with a capital letter, for example Tom, Mrs Jones, Rome, Texas, the Rhine, the White House

—compare abstract noun , common noun

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