ˈnü-ˈwər(-ə)ld 
ˈnyü-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the New World
Snatches and scraps of old-world philosophies and new-world ethics floated through his mind …—
Jack London
Jack LondonNew-world visitors accustomed to sedate, 55-mile-an-hour speed limits, lane discipline, and courtly driving may be genuinely astonished at old-world ways, especially when they're struggling with a stick shift on a hot summer day with no air-conditioning in the car.—Tony Rocca
Tony RoccaWe new-world settlers … brought the imagination of other countries to transplant it in a different geography.—Guy Davenport
Guy DavenportEven notes of honey can emerge with bottle age, and new-world examples of the wine made from ripe-picked grapes have exhibited aromas of fig and black raspberry jam.—John Winthrop Haeger
John Winthrop Haeger
Phrases
the New World
: the western hemisphere
especially
: the continental landmass of North and South America
It must therefore be inferred that the colonizers of the New World … numbered at least 900 individuals … —Johanna Nichols
Johanna Nichols Some 30,000 Kuna Indians live in villages on the tiny coral islands just off Panama's Caribbean Coast … When Columbus landed in the New World, these Indians occupied a much larger slice of Central America. —Norman Myers
Norman Myers Examples of New World in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebDan Fellner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
The musician is set to bring his New World Tour in Kansas City on Monday before stopping in cities such as Boston, New York City, Tampa, Los Angeles, and Chicago through early October.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
On my last morning, a rowdy thunderstorm caused the lights to flicker inside the hotel parlor — a reminder that even amid all its modern updates, the Crescent City retains its old- meets new-world charm.
—Kate Donnelly, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2023
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Noun
The itinerary offered a chance to become immersed in the history related to the Pilgrims’ arrival in the New World in 1620 aboard the Mayflower and their encounters with the Wampanoag people, who have been living in New England for more than 12,000 years.
—Dan Fellner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
The musician is set to bring his New World Tour in Kansas City on Monday before stopping in cities such as Boston, New York City, Tampa, Los Angeles, and Chicago through early October.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
Adjective
Rather than utilizing traditional cider apples for their brews, Backwater uses table and dessert apple varieties to create modern and new-world style ciders.
—Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
On my last morning, a rowdy thunderstorm caused the lights to flicker inside the hotel parlor — a reminder that even amid all its modern updates, the Crescent City retains its old- meets new-world charm.
—Kate Donnelly, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2023
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“New World.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20World. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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