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
compare old world
Norman Myers Examples of new-world in a Sentence
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Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
Perhaps the best wines for pairing are from Sonoma-Cutrer, which uses old-world and new-world winemaking techniques to create wines that perfectly complement food—especially dishes from area restaurants.
—AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
That’s all from the state’s emergency order suspending the license of Maria Gonzalez’s Mystic Cosmetic Center, which did business at 2020 SW First St. as New World Medical & Mystic Cosmetic Surgery.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
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Adjective
By contrast, scientists are certain that new-world civilizations developed their writing systems independently from those of other continents, because these systems originated before any contact with the Old World.
—Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
Perhaps the best wines for pairing are from Sonoma-Cutrer, which uses old-world and new-world winemaking techniques to create wines that perfectly complement food—especially dishes from area restaurants.
—AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
Noun
Zhang said New World’s progress of bond interest payments hinges on loan refinancing.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
That’s all from the state’s emergency order suspending the license of Maria Gonzalez’s Mystic Cosmetic Center, which did business at 2020 SW First St. as New World Medical & Mystic Cosmetic Surgery.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
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“New-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new-world. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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