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New World

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New World
The Western Hemisphere. The term was first used by the Italian historian Peter Martyr (1457-1526), whose De Rebus Oceanicis et Novo Orbe (1516) chronicled the discovery of America.
New World
n
(Placename) the. the Americas; the western hemisphere
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Noun1.New WorldNew World - the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
western hemisphere, occident
hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe
North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
South America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
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New World n the New World → il Nuovo Mondo
New World n the New World → il Nuovo Mondo


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Poor Lady Arbella watches all these sights, and feels that this New World is fit only for rough and hardy people.
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This new world has already enriched the lives of MILLIONS of Americans who are able to compete and win in it.
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The rust on the ponderous iron-work of its oaken door looked more antique than anything else in the New World.
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