proper noun
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proper noun
noun proper nouns
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A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
Similar: proper name[Appendix:Glossary, nomen proprium, noun substantive proper, proper substantive, substantive proper, selfname
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noun the name of a particular person, place, organization, or other individual entity
| Español | nombre propio, sustantivo / substantivo propio, nombre sustantivo propio, nombre substantivo propio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고유명사 goyumyeongsa |
| 日本語 | 固有名詞 koyūmeishi |
| 中文 | 專有名詞 /专有名词 zhuānyǒu míngcí, 固有名詞 /固有名词 gùyǒu míngcí |
| हिन्दी | नामवाचक संज्ञा nāmvācak sañjñā |
| Português | substantivo próprio, nome próprio |
| Français | nom propre |
| Deutsch | Eigenname, Nomen proprium |
| Italiano | nome proprio |
| Ελληνικά | κύριο όνομα kýrio ónoma |
| Română | nume propriu, substantiv propriu |
| Русский | и́мя со́бственное ímja sóbstvennoje, о́ним ónim |
| Tiếng Việt | danh từ riêng |
| العربية | عَلَم ʕalam |
| עברית | שֵׁם פְּרָטִי shem pratí |
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