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New English

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to New England.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncommon

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to English settlers who arrived in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Usage: historical

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3

name

Meaning 3

The form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550.

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noun

Meaning 4

A variety of English that has come into being in a region where English was a former colonial language or is a foreign language.

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noun

Meaning 5

New Englanders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, in-plural, uncommon

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noun

Meaning 6

English settlers who arrived in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries, as distinguished from previous Anglo-Norman invaders (the Old English).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, in-plural

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 現代英語 /现代英语 (Xiàndài Yīngyǔ) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Danish: nyengelsk — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Dutch: Nieuwengels — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Finnish: nykyenglanti — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Galician: inglés moderno — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Georgian: თანამედროვე ინგლისური (tanamedrove inglisuri) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Georgian: ახალი ინგლისური (axali inglisuri) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Georgian: ახალინგლისური (axalinglisuri) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • German: Neuenglisch — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • German: modernes Englisch — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • German: neuenglisch — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Hindi: आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी (ādhunik aṅgrezī) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Hungarian: újangol — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Japanese: 近代英語 (kindai eigo) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Korean: 현대영어 (hyeondaeyeong'eo) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Korean: 근대영어 (geundaeyeong'eo) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Marathi: नवी इंग्रजी (navī iṅgrajī) — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nyengelsk — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Norwegian Bokmål: moderne engelsk — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nyengelsk — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: moderne engelsk — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Polish: język nowoangielski — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Spanish: inglés moderno — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Swedish: nyengelska — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550
  • Vietnamese: tiếng Anh hiện đại — form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550