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

Derived Forms

• New Englander
  noun
• New Englandish
  adjective

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Example Sentences

Results from the FIND-CKD trial were published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

When the New England Patriots blocked a field goal in this year’s AFC Championship game, putting the team on the cusp of a Super Bowl trip, Austin Sagan wasn’t cheering like his Patriots-obsessed dad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Slavin, a former New England local board member, ran against Astin for SAG-AFTRA president last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The results were published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“Tongue-tied? Half mad? If we’d gone to the police they would have charged us with every unsolved death in New England for the last five years.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt