proper noun
proper noun noun: a word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
Noun
proper noun (plural proper nouns)
- A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
- Synonyms:
- proper name[Appendix:Glossary, nomen proprium, noun substantive proper, proper substantive, substantive proper, selfname
proper noun meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
proper noun in Hindi
- the name of a particular person, place, organization, or other individual entity
- नामवाचक संज्ञा nāmvācak sañjñā
proper noun in Tamil
- தனிப் பெயர்ச்சொல், இயற்பெயர்
proper noun in Urdu
- the name of a particular person, place, organization, or other individual entity
- اِسْمِ خاص ism-i xās, اِسْمِ مَعْرِفَہ ism-i ma'rifa
proper noun in Bengali
- the name of a particular person, place, organization, or other individual entity
- নামবাচক বিশেষ্য nambacok biśeśśo
More languagesFewer languages
- proper noun in Telugu
- సంజ్ఞానామము sañjñānāmamu, సంజ్ఞావిశేష్యము sañjñāviśēṣyamu
- proper noun in Malayalam
- സംജ്ഞാനാമം sañjñānāmaṁ
- proper noun in Kannada
- ಅಂಕಿತನಾಮ
- proper noun in Pashto
- خاص نوم xās num
- proper noun in Tagalog
- pangngalang pantangi
- proper noun in Arabic
- عَلَم ʕalam
- proper noun in Malay
- kata nama khas
- proper noun in Indonesian
- nomina diri
- proper noun in Thai
- วิสามานยนาม wí-sǎa-maan-yá-naam
- proper noun in Vietnamese
- danh từ riêng
Synonyms of proper noun
- proper name[Appendix:Glossary
- nomen proprium
- noun substantive proper
- proper substantive
- substantive proper
- selfname
Forms of proper noun
| plural | proper nouns |
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Words formed from proper noun
Questions about proper noun
- What does proper noun mean?
- Proper noun means a word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
- What is proper noun in Hindi?
- Proper noun in Hindi is नामवाचक संज्ञा (nāmvācak sañjñā). See Proper noun meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is proper noun?
- Proper noun is a noun.
- What is the plural of proper noun?
- The plural of proper noun is proper nouns.
Words near proper noun in the dictionary
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