New Worldn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌnjuː ˈwəːld/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)u ˈwər(ə)ld/

Forms: see new adj. and world n. Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: new adj., world n.

Etymology: < new adj. + world n. In the specific sense ultimately after Italian novo mondo (Amerigo Vespucci in a letter dated September 4th 1504, and printed in 1505) or post-classical Latin mundus novus (1502–3 in an anonymous map, 1505 in a translation of Vespucci); compare also French nouveau monde (1516 in specific sense), Spanish nuevo mundo (1528 or earlier; 1554 or earlier in specific sense), Portuguese novo mundo.

A. n.

A continent or country discovered or colonized at a comparatively late period; esp. the Western hemisphere or the continents of America as distinguished from the Old World.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [noun] > western

transmeridian?a1513

New World1549

1549 W. Thomas Vanitee of World sig. B Some cease not to wade thorough the large seas enuironned on all sydes with death, now into the east, and now into the weast, and many times into the new world, to become riche.

1589 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (title page) The English valiant attempts in searching almost all the corners of the vaste and new world of America.

1638 C. Aleyn Hist. Henrie VII 129 The ships seem'd to daunce, and sailes unfurl'd, Swel'd not with winde, but pride for the New-world.

1731 G. Lillo London Merchant i. iii. 6 The Spaniards in the New World..first plunder'd the Natives of all the Wealth they had, and then condemn'd the Wretches to the Mines for Life.

1796 tr. A. von Kotzebue Negro Slaves i. vi. 31 Why out of nine millions of slaves which the new world received, are seven and an half dead?

1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 2 Sept. (1835) I. 43 One of the wild wood pigeons of America..alighted on the top-sail yard;—this was the first living creature which welcomed us to the New World.

1859 K. Cornwallis (title) A panorama of the New World [i.e. Australia].

1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 414 Before the New World poured in so many objects hitherto unknown to Europe.

1918 L. Binyon New World 10 (title) The New World. To the people of the United States.

1991 Independent on Sunday 24 Nov. (Business section) 36/2 What winemakers call the New World (the West Coast of the US, Australia and New Zealand).

B. adj. (attributive). Frequently with hyphen.

†1. Belonging to or characteristic of a new or freshly-created world. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] > modern

modern1585

new-schoolish1844

New World1847

latter day1850

contemporary1859

unantiquated1859

todayish1864

contemporaneous1871

modernistic1878

presentist1878

up to date1888

down to date1893

up-with-the-times1893

de nos jours1909

up to the minute1909

chromium-plate1924

chromium-plated1924

contempo1944

now1955

New Wave1960

nouveau1974

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > [adjective]

American1580

transatlantic1782

pan-American1879

New World1886

all-American1889

pseudo-American1938

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 89 Clamour grew As of a new-world Babel.

1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life xi. 169 I doubt if even these would save them from the new-world pigs.

1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 141 Hair-brained, new-world notions of independence.

2. Designating things native to, found in, or associated with the Western hemisphere or the continents of America.See also New World monkey n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [adjective] > western

New Worlda1855

Neogaean1858

a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) II. xviii. 7 Some natural and graphic touches disclosed to the reader the scene of virgin forest and great, New-World river—barren of sail and flag.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. v. 324 All the New World genera of apes..are represented in the Amazons regions.

1867 O. W. Holmes Guardian Angel 216 There is a double proportion of oxygen in the New-World air.

1901 Munsey's Mag. 24 530/1 These and other causes have acted and reacted to bring about, in this new world metropolis,..a crowding together of the poor.

1927 New Phytologist 26 249 It is as certain as such things can be that the New World plant [sc. the genus Calluna] is adventive from the Old World.

1957 P. J. Darlington Zoogeogr. vi. 390 Erethizontidae, New World porcupines.

1978 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 7 485 The whole range of New World cultures..were still subject primarily to migrationist explanations.

2000 P. Johnson & C. O'Brien World Food: New Orleans 18 Creole cuisine is a unique form of French cooking developed with New World ingredients.

Derivatives

newˈworldward adv. rare towards the New World.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [adverb] > western

newworldward1935

1935 E. E. Cummings Let. 29 Jan. (1969) 134 Delighted to learn that you're casting your anchor and blowing newworldward!!!!!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	new world
释义	New Worldn.adj. Brit. /ˌnjuː ˈwəːld/, U.S. /ˈn(j)u ˈwər(ə)ld/ Forms: see new adj. and world n. Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: new adj., world n. Etymology: < new adj. + world n. In the specific sense ultimately after Italian novo mondo (Amerigo Vespucci in a letter dated September 4th 1504, and printed in 1505) or post-classical Latin mundus novus (1502–3 in an anonymous map, 1505 in a translation of Vespucci); compare also French nouveau monde (1516 in specific sense), Spanish nuevo mundo (1528 or earlier; 1554 or earlier in specific sense), Portuguese novo mundo. A. n. A continent or country discovered or colonized at a comparatively late period; esp. the Western hemisphere or the continents of America as distinguished from the Old World. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [noun] > western transmeridian?a1513 New World1549 1549 W. Thomas Vanitee of World sig. B Some cease not to wade thorough the large seas enuironned on all sydes with death, now into the east, and now into the weast, and many times into the new world, to become riche. 1589 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (title page) The English valiant attempts in searching almost all the corners of the vaste and new world of America. 1638 C. Aleyn Hist. Henrie VII 129 The ships seem'd to daunce, and sailes unfurl'd, Swel'd not with winde, but pride for the New-world. 1731 G. Lillo London Merchant i. iii. 6 The Spaniards in the New World..first plunder'd the Natives of all the Wealth they had, and then condemn'd the Wretches to the Mines for Life. 1796 tr. A. von Kotzebue Negro Slaves i. vi. 31 Why out of nine millions of slaves which the new world received, are seven and an half dead? 1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 2 Sept. (1835) I. 43 One of the wild wood pigeons of America..alighted on the top-sail yard;—this was the first living creature which welcomed us to the New World. 1859 K. Cornwallis (title) A panorama of the New World [i.e. Australia]. 1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 414 Before the New World poured in so many objects hitherto unknown to Europe. 1918 L. Binyon New World 10 (title) The New World. To the people of the United States. 1991 Independent on Sunday 24 Nov. (Business section) 36/2 What winemakers call the New World (the West Coast of the US, Australia and New Zealand). B. adj. (attributive). Frequently with hyphen. †1. Belonging to or characteristic of a new or freshly-created world. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] > modern modern1585 new-schoolish1844 New World1847 latter day1850 contemporary1859 unantiquated1859 todayish1864 contemporaneous1871 modernistic1878 presentist1878 up to date1888 down to date1893 up-with-the-times1893 de nos jours1909 up to the minute1909 chromium-plate1924 chromium-plated1924 contempo1944 now1955 New Wave1960 nouveau1974 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > [adjective] American1580 transatlantic1782 pan-American1879 New World1886 all-American1889 pseudo-American1938 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 89 Clamour grew As of a new-world Babel. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life xi. 169 I doubt if even these would save them from the new-world pigs. 1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 141 Hair-brained, new-world notions of independence. 2. Designating things native to, found in, or associated with the Western hemisphere or the continents of America.See also New World monkey n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [adjective] > western New Worlda1855 Neogaean1858 a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) II. xviii. 7 Some natural and graphic touches disclosed to the reader the scene of virgin forest and great, New-World river—barren of sail and flag. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. v. 324 All the New World genera of apes..are represented in the Amazons regions. 1867 O. W. Holmes Guardian Angel 216 There is a double proportion of oxygen in the New-World air. 1901 Munsey's Mag. 24 530/1 These and other causes have acted and reacted to bring about, in this new world metropolis,..a crowding together of the poor. 1927 New Phytologist 26 249 It is as certain as such things can be that the New World plant [sc. the genus Calluna] is adventive from the Old World. 1957 P. J. Darlington Zoogeogr. vi. 390 Erethizontidae, New World porcupines. 1978 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 7 485 The whole range of New World cultures..were still subject primarily to migrationist explanations. 2000 P. Johnson & C. O'Brien World Food: New Orleans 18 Creole cuisine is a unique form of French cooking developed with New World ingredients. Derivatives newˈworldward adv. rare towards the New World. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [adverb] > western newworldward1935 1935 E. E. Cummings Let. 29 Jan. (1969) 134 Delighted to learn that you're casting your anchor and blowing newworldward!!!!! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1549
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