New England

American  

noun

1. an area in the NE United States, including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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New England British  

noun

1. the NE part of the US, consisting of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut: settled originally chiefly by Puritans in the mid-17th century

2. a region in SE Australia, in the northern tablelands of New South Wales

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New England Cultural  

1. Region in the northeastern United States that includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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The region is thought to have been named by Captain John Smith for its resemblance to the English coast.

Other Word Forms

• New Englander
  noun
• New Englandish
  adjective

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New England

If you’re looking for a TV vacation this summer, the cool waters of New England are calling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The research was led by clinical pharmacologist Hiddo Lambers Heerspink of the University Medical Center Groningen and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

She was willing to give up the lifestyle she knew and enjoyed in favor of moving to an independent living community closer to her daughter in New England.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root lead Apple TV’s series set on a New England isWeland that’s waking up just in time to greet tourists with strange supernatural events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The road went into trees, where it would be shady, but June foliage in New England not much thicker than April at home.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner