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No, hippopotamus (and hippo) is a common noun, a word for any hippopotamus anywhere.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

  • Hippopotamus Street, Tembisa, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Acd, Longview, TX
  • Hippopotamus Restaurant & Bar, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
  • "The Hippopotamus Pool", a novel by Elizabeth Peters
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