No,Africa is a proper noun
The common noun continent is a synonym for the proper noun Africa.
The noun continent is a common noun, a word for any continent. A proper noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. A proper noun for continent is Asia or Africa.
The word persistence is a common noun. A proper noun is a name like Africa, Monica, Johnson, or Microsoft.
Africa is a proper noun.
The noun 'continent' is a common noun, a general word for any large mass of land surrounded by ocean.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun for the common noun 'continent' is the name of a continent, for example, North America or Africa.
"Orange River" is a proper noun because it refers to a specific river located in southern Africa.
As a name of a road , Park Avenue', it is a proper noun, and both words star with a capital letter. However, when used separately, as 'the park, or 'the avenue', they are common nouns and so not need a capital letter.
North Africa is the proper noun, the name of a specific region of the continent of Africa.
Egypt is the name of a specific country, and is a proper noun.
It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
Proper noun