PROPER NOUN


Meaning of PROPER NOUN in English

also proper name

(~s)

A ~ is the name of a particular person, place, organization, or thing. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter. Examples are ‘Margaret’, ‘London’, and ‘the United Nations’. Compare common noun .

N-COUNT

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