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

New World screwworm does not spread from one person to another the way an infectious disease such as COVID-19 does.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

Appeared in the August 1, 2026, print edition as 'We Live in ‘a New World of Counterhistory’'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“Ye didn’t think it was just two settlements on all of New World, did ye?”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness