adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the New World.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The Americas and Oceania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
In the 16th century, a "creole" was a person of European ancestry born in the New World.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: Old World
3
noun
Meaning 3
the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: western hemisphere, occident
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hemisphere
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
الْعَالَم الْجَدِيد
(al-ʕālam al-jadīd)
— the Americas and Oceania
Armenian:
նոր աշխարհ
(nor ašxarh)
— the Americas and Oceania
Azerbaijani:
Yeni Dünya
— the Americas and Oceania
Belarusian:
Но́вы Свет
(Nóvy Svjet)
— the Americas and Oceania
Belarusian:
Но́вы Сьвет
(Nóvy Sʹvjet)
— the Americas and Oceania
Bengali:
নয়া জাহান
(noẏa jahan)
— the Americas and Oceania
Bulgarian:
Нов свят
(Nov svjat)
— the Americas and Oceania
Catalan:
Nou Món
— the Americas and Oceania
Chinese Mandarin:
新大陸 /新大陆
(Xīn Dàlù)
— the Americas and Oceania
Chinese Mandarin:
新世界
(Xīn Shìjiè)
— the Americas and Oceania
Chinese Mandarin:
美洲大陸 /美洲大陆
(Měizhōu dàlù)
— the Americas and Oceania
Czech:
Nový svět
— the Americas and Oceania
Danish:
Den Nye Verden
— the Americas and Oceania
Dutch:
Nieuwe Wereld
— the Americas and Oceania
Esperanto:
Nova Mondo
— the Americas and Oceania
Estonian:
Uus Maailm
— the Americas and Oceania
Finnish:
Uusi Maailma
— the Americas and Oceania
French:
Nouveau Monde
— the Americas and Oceania
Galician:
O Novo Mundo
— the Americas and Oceania
Georgian:
ახალი სამყარო
(axali samq̇aro)
— the Americas and Oceania
Georgian:
ახალი მსოფლიო
(axali msoplio)
— the Americas and Oceania
German:
Neue Welt
— the Americas and Oceania
Greek:
Νέος Κόσμος
(Néos Kósmos)
— the Americas and Oceania
Hindi:
नवजगत
(navjagat)
— the Americas and Oceania
Hungarian:
Újvilág
— the Americas and Oceania
Icelandic:
Nýi heimurinn
— the Americas and Oceania
Indonesian:
Dunia Baru
— the Americas and Oceania
Irish:
An tOileán Úr
— the Americas and Oceania
Italian:
Nuovo Mondo
— the Americas and Oceania
Japanese:
新世界
(Shinsekai)
— the Americas and Oceania
Japanese:
新大陸
(Shintairiku)
— the Americas and Oceania
Kazakh:
Жаңа Дүние
(Jaña Dünie)
— the Americas and Oceania
Korean:
새로운 세계
(Saeroun segye)
— the Americas and Oceania
Korean:
신세계
(Sinsegye)
— the Americas and Oceania
Korean:
신대륙
(Sindaeryuk)
— the Americas and Oceania
Kyrgyz:
Жаңы Дүйнө
(Jaŋı Düynö)
— the Americas and Oceania
Latin:
novus orbis
— the Americas and Oceania
Latvian:
Jaunā pasaule
— the Americas and Oceania
Lithuanian:
Naujasis pasaulis
— the Americas and Oceania
Macedonian:
Нов Свет
(Nov Svet)
— the Americas and Oceania
Malay:
Dunia Baru
— the Americas and Oceania
Norwegian Bokmål:
den nye verden
— the Americas and Oceania
Norwegian Nynorsk:
den nye verda
— the Americas and Oceania
Persian:
جَهَانِ جَدِید
(jahān-i jadīd)
— the Americas and Oceania
Persian:
جَهَانِ نَوْ
(jahān-i naw)
— the Americas and Oceania
Iranian Persian:
جَهانِ جَدید
(jahân-e jadid)
— the Americas and Oceania
Iranian Persian:
جَهانِ نُوْ
(jahân-e now)
— the Americas and Oceania
Polish:
Nowy Świat
— the Americas and Oceania
Portuguese:
Novo Mundo
— the Americas and Oceania
Romanian:
Lumea Nouă
— the Americas and Oceania
Russian:
Но́вый Свет
(Nóvyj Svet)
— the Americas and Oceania
Scottish Gaelic:
an Domhan Ùr
— the Americas and Oceania
Serbo-Croatian:
Нови свет
— the Americas and Oceania
Serbo-Croatian:
Нови свијет
— the Americas and Oceania
Serbo-Croatian:
Novi svet
— the Americas and Oceania
Serbo-Croatian:
Novi svijet
— the Americas and Oceania
Slovak:
Nový svet
— the Americas and Oceania
Slovene:
Novi svet
— the Americas and Oceania
Spanish:
Nuevo Mundo
— the Americas and Oceania
Swahili:
Dunia Mpya
— the Americas and Oceania
Swedish:
nya världen
— the Americas and Oceania
Tagalog:
Bagong Daigdig
— the Americas and Oceania
Tajik:
Дунёи нав
(Dunyo-yi nav)
— the Americas and Oceania
Thai:
โลกใหม่
(lôok-mài)
— the Americas and Oceania
Turkish:
Yeni Dünya
— the Americas and Oceania
Ottoman Turkish:
یَڭی دُنیا
(Yeñi Dünyâ)
— the Americas and Oceania
Ukrainian:
Нови́й Світ
(Novýj Svit)
— the Americas and Oceania
Urdu:
جَدِیدِ دُنِیا
(jadīd-i duniyā)
— the Americas and Oceania
Uzbek:
Yangi dunyo
— the Americas and Oceania
Vietnamese:
thế giới mới
— the Americas and Oceania
Vietnamese:
Tân Thế giới
— the Americas and Oceania