proper noun
Grammar. a noun that is used to denote a particular person, place, or thing, as Lincoln, Sarah, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Hall.: Compare common noun.
Origin of proper noun
1- Also called prop·er name [prop-er neym] /ˈprɒp ər ˈneɪm/ .
Grammar notes for proper noun
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How to use proper noun in a sentence
Each Soofa has a proper name – the one on Boston Common is called Boris.
Kepler-10c, which is the proper name for the mega-Earth, orbits its star much closer than our planet does.
We don't have to say yes to everything, but let's call things by their proper name.
The F. text has 'Amis ot non'; so that 'Freend' is here a proper name.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerBeggers is here used as a proper name, answering to F. Beguins.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
In directing to any one who can claim any prefix, or addition, to his proper name do not omit to put that "republican title."
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyGleek is the proper name of the second game, and not check, as your correspondent suggests.
In the Hebrew the Beautiful place is expressed by the word Sapir, which some take for the proper name of a city.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for proper noun
the name of a person, place, or object, as for example Iceland, Patrick, or Uranus: Compare common noun Related adjective: onomastic
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