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proper noun

–noun

Grammar. a noun that is not normally preceded by an article or other limiting modifier, as any or some, and that is arbitrarily used to denote a particular person, place, or thing without regard to any descriptive meaning the word or phrase may have, as Lincoln, Beth, Pittsburgh.

Also called proper name.

Compare common noun.

[Origin: 1490–1500

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proper noun
n. A noun belonging to the class of words used as names for unique individuals, events, or places. Also called proper name.

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proper noun
noun
a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized [ant: common noun]

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proper noun/name

a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter)
Example: `John' and `New York' are proper nouns.

Arabic:	إسْم عَلَم
Chinese (Simplified):	专有名词，专用名称
Chinese (Traditional):	專有名詞，專用名稱
Czech:	vlastní jméno
Danish:	egennavn
Dutch:	eigennaam
Estonian:	pärisnimi
French:	nom propre
German:	der Eigenname
Greek:	κύριο όνομα
Hungarian:	tulajdonnév
Icelandic:	sérnafn
Indonesian:	nama diri

Japanese:	固有名詞
Latvian:	īpašvārds
Lithuanian:	tikrinis daiktavardis, *vardas
Norwegian:	egennavn
Polish:	imię własne
Portuguese (Brazil):	nome próprio
Portuguese (Portugal):	nome próprio
Romanian:	nume propriu
Russian:	имя собственное
Slovak:	vlastné meno
Slovenian:	lastno ime
Swedish:	egennamn
Turkish:	özel isim