New World

American  

noun

1. the Americas and Oceania, especially when regarded collectively as the inhabited landmasses of the world that became known to Europe after its discovery of the Americas.

2. Western Hemisphere.

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New World British  

noun

1. the Americas; the western hemisphere

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New World Cultural  

1. A name for the Americas, especially during the time of first exploration and colonization of the Americas by Europeans. (Compare Old World.)

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Etymology

Origin of New World

First recorded in 1545–50

Example Sentences

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New World

These include threats to animal health, including the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The insect’s first trips west came soon after, as the transatlantic slave trade brought ships packed with enslaved Africans to the New World.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Agriculture Department will allow cattle imports from Mexico for the first time in more than a year beginning in late August, even as New World screwworm remains a threat to domestic livestock.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“There were more Indian people right where we’re sitting per capita than anywhere else in the entire New World outside Mexico City, which was the Aztec capital,” says Sarris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

In the New World the ability to write was confined to small elites among some peoples of modern Mexico and neighboring areas far to the north of the Inca Empire.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond