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

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New World

Dhar explores that question in his book, “Thinking With Machines: The Brave New World of AI,” and on his podcast and newsletter, “Brave New World.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

And New World Screwworm has forced the U.S. to halt Mexican live-cattle flows.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

“There were more Indian people right where we’re sitting per capita than anywhere else in the entire New World outside Mexico City, which was the Aztec capital,” says Sarris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Paine’s radicalism did not spring forth like an exotic New World plant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The discovery of the New World had fatally undermined any claim that there are some things on which all human beings can agree—here were societies practising nudity and cannibalism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton