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Definition of proper noun noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

proper noun

noun
 
/ˌprɒpə ˈnaʊn/
 
/ˌprɑːpər ˈnaʊn/
(also proper name)
(grammar)
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  1. 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 nounTopics Languageb1
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