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 WebStephen Smith, CBS News, 24 June 2024
Before the New World, Europeans arrived in the Canary Islands and set the model for the enslavements, genocides, and radical ecological transformations to come.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
High Culture ‘Brave New World’ predicted today’s world better than any other novel
His book warns us of the dangers of mass media, passivity, and how even an intelligent population can be driven to gladly choose dictatorship over freedom.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
The actor was doing an introspective with Chaz Ebert at the New World Center as part of the American Black Film Film Festival ahead of Father’s Day.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 June 2024
The report is based on data on 150,000 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) tracked by investment firm New World Wealth.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 20 June 2024
Up next was new footage from Marvel’s return to the political thriller genre, Captain America: Brave New World, starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, and set for a February 2025 release.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 19 June 2024
Buy Now 'Children of the New World' by Alexander Weinstein
These short stories are sensitive, intriguing explorations of futuristic technologies that never lose their human touch.
—Veronica Roth, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Michael Kofman Snapshot Ukraine Won’t Ignite a Nuclear Scramble
Eric Brewer, Nicholas L. Miller, Tristan Volpe
Snapshot
Putin’s Fear of Retreat
Timothy Naftali
Snapshot
Don’t Panic About Putin
Dan Reiter
Snapshot
Could America Win a New World War?
—Sarah Bidgood, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 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
Using traditional flavors and recipes with foraged and new-world ingredients, the menu here is unlike any other.
—Jonny Bierman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Proof that old-world can meet new-world in a delicious dining display.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2023
Noun
More than 300 years ago, fleets of Spanish galleons set sail from the waters off the Americas to bring back vast amounts of treasure from the New World, including gold, silver and gemstones.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 24 June 2024
Before the New World, Europeans arrived in the Canary Islands and set the model for the enslavements, genocides, and radical ecological transformations to come.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
High Culture ‘Brave New World’ predicted today’s world better than any other novel
His book warns us of the dangers of mass media, passivity, and how even an intelligent population can be driven to gladly choose dictatorship over freedom.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
The actor was doing an introspective with Chaz Ebert at the New World Center as part of the American Black Film Film Festival ahead of Father’s Day.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 June 2024
The report is based on data on 150,000 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) tracked by investment firm New World Wealth.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 20 June 2024
Up next was new footage from Marvel’s return to the political thriller genre, Captain America: Brave New World, starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, and set for a February 2025 release.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 19 June 2024
Buy Now 'Children of the New World' by Alexander Weinstein
These short stories are sensitive, intriguing explorations of futuristic technologies that never lose their human touch.
—Veronica Roth, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Michael Kofman Snapshot Ukraine Won’t Ignite a Nuclear Scramble
Eric Brewer, Nicholas L. Miller, Tristan Volpe
Snapshot
Putin’s Fear of Retreat
Timothy Naftali
Snapshot
Don’t Panic About Putin
Dan Reiter
Snapshot
Could America Win a New World War?
—Sarah Bidgood, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 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
Using traditional flavors and recipes with foraged and new-world ingredients, the menu here is unlike any other.
—Jonny Bierman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Proof that old-world can meet new-world in a delicious dining display.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2023
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“New World.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20World. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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