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New World
New World North America, Central America, and South America; the Americas. 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 New World the Americas; the western hemisphere West′ern Hem′isphere
n. 1. the part of the globe west of the Atlantic, including North and South America, their islands, and the surrounding waters. 2. that half of the earth traversed in passing westward from the prime meridian to 180° longitude. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  New World - the hemisphere that includes North America and South Americawestern hemisphere, occidenthemisphere - half of the terrestrial globeNorth America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of PanamaSouth America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama |
TranslationsNew World
New World the. the Americas; the western hemisphere New World the name suggested by A. Vespucci (1503) for a part of the southern transatlantic mainland discovered by the Portuguese in 1500 and 1501–02. Later the name was applied to the entire southern continent, and after 1541, along with the name “America,” it was extended to the northern continent as well, designating the fourth part of the world after Europe, Asia, and Africa. New WorldChristopher Columbus’s expeditions to Americas from 1492 led to further exploration and development. [Eur. Hist.: Jameson, 107–108]See: DiscoveryNew World
New WorldThe Western hemisphere. Used in the biological sciences to designate plants, animals, and infections that live or thrive primarily in North, South, and Central America. New World
Related to New World: New world orderSynonyms for New Worldnoun the hemisphere that includes North America and South AmericaSynonyms- western hemisphere
- occident
Related Words- hemisphere
- North America
- South America
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