What does "new world" mean?

a country or continent discovered or colonised by European explorers from the sixteenth century onwards

What is a synonym for "new world"?

Common synonyms include: africa, america, americas, antipodes, asia, asia major.

New world

/n(j)u wɝld/ adj, name

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Definitions

Noun

1
a country or continent discovered or colonised by European explorers from the sixteenth century onwards wordnet

Adjective

1
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the New World.

Proper Noun

1
The Americas and Oceania.
"The Terraqueous Globe comprehending Sea and Land, Rivers and Lakes, ſtands divided by modern Geographers into two Semi-Orbs, viz. the Old, and New World."

Synonyms

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africa america americas antipodes asia asia major

Antonyms

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spanish continente lesson europe

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"The Terraqueous Globe comprehending Sea and Land, Rivers and Lakes, ſtands divided by modern Geographers into two Semi-Orbs, viz. the Old, and New World."

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