Plural Proper Noun

A Plural Proper Noun is a Proper Noun that has been Pluralized.

• Context:
  • It can receive the tag NNPS in the Penn Treebank Format.
  • It can (typically) be related to a single Singular Proper Noun. E.g. Canadians ⇒ Canadian.
  • It can represents a specific Entity Type.
• Example(s):
  • Americas Amharas Amityvilles Amusements Andalusians Andes Andruses Angels Animals Anthony Antilles Antiques Apocrypha … (from Penn Treebank).
  • a Plural Demonym, such as: Americans, Anarcho-Syndicalists, Andalusians, Andruses, and Apaches.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Singular Proper Noun, such as Apache.
  • a Plural Common Noun.
• See: Plural Technical Term.

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