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(grammar) An adjective derived from a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain.

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proper adjective

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(grammar) An adjective derived from a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain.

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固有名詞から派生した形容詞。例えば、Britain（英国）という固有名詞から派生して British（英国の）と表現される。

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In grammar class, the teacher pointed out that 'British' is a proper adjective derived from the country name Britain.

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文法の授業で先生は「British」が固有名詞である「Britain」から派生した固有名詞由来の形容詞だと指摘しました。

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(grammar) An adjective derived from a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain.

These two general classes of adjectives may also be divided into several others, of which the following are the most important: — 1. A proper adjective is one that is derived from a proper name; as, American . . .

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