proper nounnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈprɒp.ə ˌnaʊn/us/ˈprɑː.pɚ ˌnaʊn/specializedB2 the name of a particular person, place, or object that is spelled with a capital letter:
Examples of proper nouns in English are Joseph, Vienna, and the White House.
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