'New World' definitions:
Definition of 'New World'
From: WordNet
noun
The hemisphere that includes North America and South America [syn: western hemisphere, occident, New World]
Definition of 'New world'
From: GCIDE
- New \New\ (n[=u]), a. [Compar. Newer (n[=u]"[~e]r); superl. Newest.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, Gr. ne`os, Skr. nava, and prob. to E. now. [root]263. See Now, and cf. Announce, Innovate, Neophyte, Novel.]
- 1. Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion. "Your new wife." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from what has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction. [1913 Webster]
- 4. As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man. [1913 Webster]
- Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]
- Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. [1913 Webster]
- New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Fresh from anything; newly come. [1913 Webster]
- New from her sickness to that northern air. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- New birth. See under Birth.
- New Church, or New Jerusalem Church, the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See Swedenborgian.
- New heart (Theol.), a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives.
- New land, land cleared and cultivated for the first time.
- New light. (Zool.) See Crappie.
- New moon. (a) The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible. (b) The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the Jews. --2 Kings iv. 23.
- New Red Sandstone (Geol.), an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone.
- New style. See Style.
- New testament. See under Testament.
- New world, the land of the Western Hemisphere; -- so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'New World'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Africa,
- America,
- Antipodes,
- Asia,
- Asia Major,
- Asia Minor,
- Australasia,
- continent,
- down under,
- East,
- Eastern Hemisphere,
- eastland,
- Eurasia,
- Europe,
- Far East,
- landmass,
- Levant,
- Middle East,
- Near East,
- Occident,
- Oceania,
- Old World,
- Orient,
- the old country,
- West,
- Western Hemisphere
Words containing 'New World'
- new world anteater,
- new world beaver,
- new world blackbird,
- new world chat,
- new world flycatcher,
- new world goldfinch,
- new world jay,
- new world leishmaniasis,
- new world monkey,
- new world mouse,
- new world opah,
- new world oriole,
- new world porcupine,
- new world sparrow,
- new world tapir,
- new world vulture,
- new world warbler,
- new world coral snake,
- new world least weasel