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The word captain is a common noun, a word for any captain of anything, anywhere.

  • The captain was on board the ship.

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

  • Captain John Smith of Colonial Virginia
  • Captain America, superhero, Marvel Comics
  • Captain Cook, HI 96704
  • Captain's Cafe, New York, NY or Captain's Cafe, Baltimore, MD

The word 'captain' is also a verb: captain, captains, captaining, captained.

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