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

In New England and the Lower Atlantic region, stocks last week fell to their lowest levels since the EIA started keeping track of this data in 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Under Canada’s newly liberalized citizenship laws, nearly one in four residents of the New England states may be eligible, along with millions more Americans across the country.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Workers are also falling ill younger and experiencing a more severe and rapid progression of the disease, according to an analysis of the state’s data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

We also plan to purchase a $200,000 condo in Florida next year—after enough New England winters, we’re ready for a change.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

The seaboard from New England up to Canada appears to have originated in Morocco.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson