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

Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if the country was never home to the coastal forts from which the trafficking of African people was organised, many enslaved people passed through it on the way to the New World.

From Barron's

Historians sometimes date the inception of the modern world to 1492, the year of Columbus’s departure for the New World.

From The Wall Street Journal

Who knows, maybe Columbus decided to look for a New World one hot summer night when he got tired of staring at the same old barn.

From Literature

In early voyages to the New World, Euro Americans brought their ideas about identity, spirituality, ethnicity and skin color as they first encountered Native Americans.

From Los Angeles Times