Definition of new world New world
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What does new world mean?
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| new world - the hemisphere that includes North America and South America | ||
| western hemisphere, occident, New World | ||
| hemisphere either half of the cerebrum | ||
| north america the nations of the North American continent collectively | ||
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The New World is a name given to the lands and islands discovered by Christopher Columbus. Today, this is North America and the Caribbean. It was also said about South America.
The continent was named America after Amerigo Vespucci only later on.
