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adjectives taken from names or proper nouns. (But when these words have an independent meaning, they usually have no capital letter.)

Shakespearean drama  a Marxist government  the British economy  an old Victorian house

BUT: a china plate  a hamburger and French fried · a glass of scotch

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  the following words only when they are used as (part of) a name: words for directions (north, south etc.); words like river, lake, sea; and words like road and street used in addresses.
  

South Africa BUT the countries of southern Africa

the political leaders of the West BUT He drove east for three hours.

a walking holiday in the North-East

the Yellow River BUT a sample of river water

Lake Erie  the Red Sea  Mount Everest

134 Dewey Road BUT she crossed the road

Central Park BUT a walk in the park

staying at the Station Hotel BUT a cheap hotel

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  people’s titles when they come before the name or when a title is used alone instead of the name
  

Ms Eliot  Mr Salmon  Sir Edward BUT Can I help you, sir?

Dr Grey  Good Morning, Doctor. BUT She’s a doctor

Queen Elizabeth  a visit by the Queen BUT the early kings of England

President Kennedy BUT re-elect the president  America’s first president

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  words for members of a family when they are used as a title before a name, or used alone instead of the name. Family words do not have capitals after my, your etc.
  

Uncle Ben and Aunt Freda BUT visit your uncle and aunt

Yes, Dad BUT he hasn’t got a dad

a letter to Mother BUT I wrote to my mother

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  religions (and their adjectives) and the highest God
  

the history of Hinduism  he is a Christian  according to Islamic law

I know God listens to our prayers. BUT ‘Polytheism’ is the belief in many gods.

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  important words in titles of books, etc and in headlines in newspapers, etc. This means at least the first word and all nouns and adjectives (some writers put other words in capitals too)
  

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Notice that words like ‘south’, ‘father’, ‘king’ that have a capital letter only in certain uses are spelled with small letters in the dictionary. Common uses with capitals can be found in the examples.