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 WebSusan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
In Hong Kong, New World Development’s Adrian Cheng set up a foundation that aims to support children’s mental well-being, while Australian billionaire James Packer, who has personally struggled with mental health issues, donated to research in this area at the University of New South Wales.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises holds major stakes in the clan’s main businesses, controlling New World and the Rosewood.
—Shawna Kwan, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
Originating in medieval Europe as religious dramas and later brought to the New World and Alta California by the Spanish missionaries, La Pastorela recreates the long trek of those first shepherds to the holy site of the Nativity with songs and humor.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
Evans’ return to the role would be a bit complicated, seeing as Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is the new Captain America and will star in his own film, Brave New World, following the events of Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2023
Bedard went on to reprise her role as Pocahontas in the film's direct-to-video follow-up, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World in 1998, and made a small voice cameo in 2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
Two of the guests at the 1607 feast had been abducted by English sailors a few years earlier, taken to England essentially as slaves, then put back on a ship to act as guides and translators in the New World.
—Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
In the old Jalan Besar neighborhood, the immersive audio tour New World's End tells the story of two lovers as a lens onto the area's history, including the collapse of the Hotel New World in 1986.
—Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2023
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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Noun
The five hundred livres that Charles V eventually coughed up aside, this extraordinary venture was made possible by Ferdinand’s own fortune, which is to say by the New World holdings granted to his father, which is to say by colonial crimes of the first order—theft, slavery, genocide.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
In Hong Kong, New World Development’s Adrian Cheng set up a foundation that aims to support children’s mental well-being, while Australian billionaire James Packer, who has personally struggled with mental health issues, donated to research in this area at the University of New South Wales.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises holds major stakes in the clan’s main businesses, controlling New World and the Rosewood.
—Shawna Kwan, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
Originating in medieval Europe as religious dramas and later brought to the New World and Alta California by the Spanish missionaries, La Pastorela recreates the long trek of those first shepherds to the holy site of the Nativity with songs and humor.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
Evans’ return to the role would be a bit complicated, seeing as Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is the new Captain America and will star in his own film, Brave New World, following the events of Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2023
Bedard went on to reprise her role as Pocahontas in the film's direct-to-video follow-up, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World in 1998, and made a small voice cameo in 2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
Two of the guests at the 1607 feast had been abducted by English sailors a few years earlier, taken to England essentially as slaves, then put back on a ship to act as guides and translators in the New World.
—Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
In the old Jalan Besar neighborhood, the immersive audio tour New World's End tells the story of two lovers as a lens onto the area's history, including the collapse of the Hotel New World in 1986.
—Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2023
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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: the western hemisphere
especially
: the continental landmass of North and South America
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