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New World
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New World
(noun)
New World
(proper noun)
brave new world
(noun)
New World
noun
New World
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of NEW WORLD
the New World
:
North, Central, and South America, especially in the past
Columbus reached
the New World
in 1492.
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