Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new world

/n(j)u wɝld/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.73 in modern English

Syllables: new-world
IPA: /n(j)u wɝld/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Americas and Oceania.

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the New World.

Example Sentences

"In the 16th century, a "creole" was a person of European ancestry born in the New World."
"The Terraqueous Globe comprehending Sea and Land, Rivers and Lakes, ſtands divided by modern Geographers into two Semi-Orbs, viz. the Old, and New World."
"In Europe not long after Columbus reached the New World, the news spread of a country where humans lived without heads and where women went to war with strange poisoned arrows that were blown from pipes."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /n(j)u wɝld/
British English: /njuː wɜːld/

Inflected Forms

the New World (canonical)

Phrases

New World barbet New World blackbird New Worlder New World monkey New World mouse New World porcupine New World quail New World rat

Antonyms

Old World

Questions

How do you pronounce new world?: The recorded pronunciation is /n(j)u wɝld/.
What does new world mean?: The Americas and Oceania.

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