New England

proper noun

A geographic region of the northeastern United States, consisting of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A geographic region of the northeastern United States, consisting of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
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    [page 3] New England is that part of America in the Ocean Sea opposite to Noua Albyon in the South Sea; discouered by the most memorable Sir Francis Drake in his voyage about the worlde. In regarde whereto this is stiled New England, beeing in the same latitude. New France, off it, is Northward: Southwardes is Virginia, and all the adioyning Continent, with New Granado, New Spain, New Andolosia and the West Indies. [page 7] That part wee call New England is betwixt the degrees of 41. and 45: but that parte this discourse speaketh of, stretcheth but from Pennobscot to Cape Cod, some 75 leagues by a right line distant each from other […]

    1616, John Smith, A Description of New England, London: Humfrey Lownes, →OCLC, pages 3, 7

    On the twenty-sixth of March, 1638, Peter Noyes, yeoman of the parish of Weyhill, Hampshire, gave his land back to the Lord of the Manor. No longer would he help his Hampshire neighbors erect fences around the common fields in the spring or watch the plow teams turn furrows in the rich loam. Noyes had decided. He was taking his eldest son to visit New England in the expectation of moving his family from Weyhill forever.

    1963, Sumner Chilton Powell, “Chapter I: The Web of Open-field Life”, in Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town, Wesleyan University Press
  2. Other places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Dade County, Georgia.
    2. A minor city in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
    3. An unincorporated community in Rome Township, Athens County, Ohio.
    4. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
  3. A place in England:
    1. A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1801).
    2. A hamlet in Birdbrook parish, Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL7042).
    3. A settlement in Croft parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, next to Wainfleet All Saints (OS grid ref TF5059).
    4. A hamlet in Combe St Nicholas parish, Somerset, near the town of Chard (OS grid ref ST3210).
  4. A loosely defined region in the north of New South Wales, Australia.
  5. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

The name of the American region was coined by English explorer John Smith in 1616.

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Translations

Afrikaans Nieu-Engeland
  • Nieu-Engelandsix states in the northeast of the United States
Arabic إِنْقِلْتِرَا الْجَدِيدَة
  • إِنْقِلْتِرَا الْجَدِيدَة (ʔinqiltirā l-jadīda)six states in the northeast of the United States
Basque Ingalaterra Berria
  • Ingalaterra Berriasix states in the northeast of the United States
Bulgarian Нова Англия
  • Нова Англияsix states in the northeast of the United States
Catalan Nova Anglaterra
  • Nova Anglaterrasix states in the northeast of the United States
Chinese Mandarin 新英格蘭 /新英格兰
  • 新英格蘭 /新英格兰 (Xīnyīnggélán)six states in the northeast of the United States
Czech Nová Anglie
  • Nová Angliesix states in the northeast of the United States
Danish New England
  • New Englandsix states in the northeast of the United States
Dutch New England, Nieuw-Engeland
  • New Englandsix states in the northeast of the United States
  • Nieuw-Engelandsix states in the northeast of the United States
Esperanto Nov-Anglio
  • Nov-Angliosix states in the northeast of the United States
Estonian Uus-Inglismaa
  • Uus-Inglismaasix states in the northeast of the United States
Finnish Uusi-Englanti
  • Uusi-Englantisix states in the northeast of the United States
French Nouvelle-Angleterre
  • Nouvelle-Angleterresix states in the northeast of the United States
German Neuengland
  • Neuenglandsix states in the northeast of the United States
Greek Νέα Αγγλία
  • Νέα Αγγλία (Néa Anglía)six states in the northeast of the United States
Hebrew ניו אינגלנד
  • ניו אינגלנדsix states in the northeast of the United States
Hindi न्यू इंग्लैंड
  • न्यू इंग्लैंड (nyū iṅglaiṇḍ)six states in the northeast of the United States
Hungarian Új-Anglia
  • Új-Angliasix states in the northeast of the United States
Icelandic Nýja England
  • Nýja Englandsix states in the northeast of the United States
Irish Sasana Nua
  • Sasana Nuasix states in the northeast of the United States
Italian Nuova Inghilterra
  • Nuova Inghilterrasix states in the northeast of the United States
Japanese ニューイングランド
  • ニューイングランド (Nyū Ingurando)six states in the northeast of the United States
Korean 뉴잉글랜드
  • 뉴잉글랜드 (Nyuinggeullaendeu)six states in the northeast of the United States
Latin Nova Anglia
  • Nova Angliasix states in the northeast of the United States
Latvian Jaunanglija
  • Jaunanglijasix states in the northeast of the United States
Lithuanian Naujoji Anglija
  • Naujoji Anglijasix states in the northeast of the United States
Norwegian Bokmål New England
  • New Englandsix states in the northeast of the United States
Persian نیو انگلند
  • نیو انگلندsix states in the northeast of the United States
Polish Nowa Anglia
  • Nowa Angliasix states in the northeast of the United States
Portuguese Nova Inglaterra
  • Nova Inglaterrasix states in the northeast of the United States
Punjabi ਨਿਊ ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ
  • ਨਿਊ ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ (niū iṅgalaiṇḍ)six states in the northeast of the United States
Romanian Noua Anglie
  • Noua Angliesix states in the northeast of the United States
Russian Но́вая А́нглия
  • Но́вая А́нглия (Nóvaja Ánglija)six states in the northeast of the United States
Scottish Gaelic Sasainn Nuadh
  • Sasainn Nuadhsix states in the northeast of the United States
Slovak Nové Anglicko
  • Nové Anglickosix states in the northeast of the United States
Spanish Nueva Inglaterra
  • Nueva Inglaterrasix states in the northeast of the United States
Swedish New England
  • New Englandsix states in the northeast of the United States
Tagalog Bagong Inglatera
  • Bagong Inglaterasix states in the northeast of the United States
Tamil நியூ இங்கிலாந்து
  • நியூ இங்கிலாந்து (niyū iṅkilāntu)six states in the northeast of the United States
Thai นิวอิงแลนด์
  • นิวอิงแลนด์six states in the northeast of the United States
Turkish New England, Yeni İngiltere
  • New Englandsix states in the northeast of the United States
  • Yeni İngilteresix states in the northeast of the United States
Ukrainian Нова Англія
  • Нова Англіяsix states in the northeast of the United States
Urdu نیو انگلینڈ
  • نیو انگلینڈsix states in the northeast of the United States
Welsh Lloegr Newydd
  • Lloegr Newyddsix states in the northeast of the United States
Cite this entry
APA

New England. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20England

MLA

“New England.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20England. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New England,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20England.

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