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Proper noun

A kind of noun which is a name denoting a particular person, place or thing.

In English, proper nouns are written with initial capital letters, and most of them do not take articles.

Examples are: Alice, John, India, Egypt etc.

But proper nouns denoting historical events and periods, as well as certain others, often do take the article.

Examples are: The French Revolution, The Stone Age, The Nile, The United States etc.

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